This resolution was carried without division.

VII.

“That the Conference expresses the hope that the technical studies designed to regulate and extend the application of the decimal system to the division of angular space and of time shall be resumed, so as to permit the extension of this application to all cases in which it presents real advantages.”

     The motion was adopted by the following vote: 

     In the affirmative: 

     Austria-Hungary, Mexico
     Brazil, Netherlands,
     Chili, Paraguay,
     Colombia, Russia,
     Costa Rica, San Domingo,
     France, Spain,
     Great Britain, Turkey,
     Hawaii, United States,
     Italy, Venezuela. 
     Japan,

     Abstaining from voting: 

     Germany, Sweden. 
     Guatemala,

     Ayes, 21; abstaining, 3.

     Done at Washington, the 22d of October, 1884.

                                   C. R. P. RODGERS,
          
                         President.

     R. STRACHEY, J. JANSSEN, L. CRULS,
          
                         Secretaries.

The following resolution was then adopted unanimously: 

“That a copy of the resolutions passed by this Conference shall be communicated to the Government of the United States of America, at whose instance and within whose territory the Conference has been convened.”

Mr. RUTHERFURD, Delegate of the United States, then presented the following resolution: 

     “Resolved, That the Conference adjourn, to meet upon the
     call of the President, for the purpose of verifying the
     protocols.”

This resolution was then unanimously carried, and the Conference adjourned at half past three, to meet upon the call of the President.

VIII.

SESSION OF NOVEMBER 1, 1884.

The Conference met at the call of the President for the approval of the protocols, as arranged at the last meeting, in the Diplomatic Hall of the Department of State, at 1 o’clock p. m.

The PRESIDENT having called the Conference to order, said:  The protocols in French and English, having been examined by the Secretaries of the Conference, have been submitted to all of the delegates for perusal.  If any delegate should desire to make any observation on them the opportunity is now given for his doing so.

RUSTEM EFFENDI, Delegate of Turkey, stated that he desired to change his vote on the fifth resolution of the Final Act, providing for the commencement of the universal day, from the affirmative to the negative.

No objection being made, the change was ordered to be made.