The PRESIDENT then said: Before our final adjournment I desire to express a very high appreciation of the ability, fidelity, and zeal with which Mr. W. F. PEDDRICK, the Secretary attached by the Department of State to this Conference, has performed his difficult duties, and to thank him for his services. The Conference expressed its cordial assent to these observations. The PRESIDENT then declared that the business of the Conference having been concluded, it would adjourn _sine die_. C. R. P. RODGERS, _President._ R. STRACHEY, J. JANSSEN, L. CRULS, _Secretaries._ ANNEX I. AN ACT to authorize the President of the United States to call an International Conference to fix on and recommend for universal adoption a common prime meridian, to be used in the reckoning of longitude and in the regulation of time throughout the world. _Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled_, That the President of the United States be authorized and requested to extend to the governments of all nations in diplomatic relations with our own an invitation to appoint delegates to meet delegates from the United States in the city of Washington, at such time as he may see fit to designate, for the purpose of fixing upon a meridian proper to be employed as a common zero of longitude and standard of time-reckoning throughout the globe, and that the President be authorized to appoint delegates, not exceeding three in number, to represent the United States in such International Conference. Approved August 3, 1882. * * * * * ANNEX II. AN ACT making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and for other purposes. _Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled_, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated for the objects hereinafter expressed for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, namely: Under the State Department: For expenses of the International Conference for fixing a common zero of longitude and standard of time-reckoning, including cost of printing and translations, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of State, five thousand dollars; and the President is hereby authorized to appoint two delegates to represent the United States at said International Conference, in addition to the number authorized by the act approved August third, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, and who shall serve without compensation. Approved July 7, 1884. ANNEX III. Circular.]