Austria-Hungary, Brazil,
France, Germany,
Great Britain, Hawaii,
Italy, Japan,
Mexico, Russia,
San Domingo, Sweden,
Switzerland, United States.

The PRESIDENT then announced that the ayes were 7 and the noes 14, and
that the resolution was therefore lost.

The PRESIDENT then said that there would doubtless be some preliminary
general discussion on the subject before the Conference, and suggested
that if Delegates desired to be heard upon the subject it would be
expedient to give an intimation to the Secretary.

Prof. ABBE, Delegate of the United States, then said: I have been
requested to present to the Conference the communication that I hold
in my hand, and in doing so wish to offer the following resolution:

"Whereas several persons desire to submit to this Conference
inventions, devices, and systems of universal time:
therefore,

"_Resolved_, That the Conference will acknowledge the
receipt of such communications, but will abstain from any
expression of opinion as to their respective merits."

Professor ADAMS, Delegate of Great Britain, said that the Conference