Show Pan American Conference WASHINGTON Nov ISThe International Interna-tional American conference met at noon Secretary Blame presidme The Brazilian delegates were the only i e able absentees The entire session was devoted to the entre business of organization Adjourned till Wednesday There was some confusion in tho proceedings pro-ceedings owing t the fact that several of the delegates did not understand the Ens lish language Delegate Quintana of the Argentine Republic wished the appointment appoint-ment of two secretaries in order that the English and Spanish speaking delegates might be equally represented After some discussion the proposition went over until the next session but in the meahvvhile two of the delegates were selected as secretaries until other arrangements were made All motions and remarks werft thereafter translated making the proceedings somewhat some-what slow Committees presented a report re-port providing for the appointment of a number of committees to consider the report on various important points among them one is a basis for an American customs union and ramifications of that suhjec1 Three committees on tho means of extending and improving facilities ties for tiausportation postal and telegraphs tele-graphs communication and others on railway rail-way communication customs regulations a uniform system of w eights and measures sanitary regulations protection of patents trade marks etc extradition one as a basis for I monetary convention and one for the extension of the banking and credit system international law atbitra tion and other topics The report was laid aside for future consideration Through the courtesy of the Mexican government the congress has been supplied with several sev-eral Spanish stenographers |