FIFTY-FOURTH OONGRESS, 1895-1897. 
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the Plenipotentiaries of the United States of America, Belgium, Brazil, Italy, Port- 
ugal and the Algarves, Servia, and Spain, which Convention, being in the French 
language, is word for word as follows: 
Le Président des Etats-Unis d’ Améri- 
que, Sa Majesté le Roi des Belges, Sa Ma- 
jesté ’ Empereur du Brésil, Sa Majesté la 
Reine Régente d’ Espagne, Sa Majesté le 
Roi d@’ Italie, Sa Majesté le Roi de Portugal 
et des Algarves, Sa Majesté le Roi de Ser- 
bie, désirant assurer l’échange immédiat 
du journal officiel ainsi que des annales et 
des documents parlementaires de leurs 
Etats respectifs ont nommé pour leurs 
Plénipotentiaires, savoir: 
Le Président des Etats-Unis d’ Améri- 
que, Mr. Lambert Tree, Ministre Rési- 
dent des Etats-Unis d’ Amérique 4 Bru- 
xelles, 
‘Sa Majesté le Roi des Belges, Mr. le 
Prince de Caraman, son Ministre des Af- 
faires Etrangéres, et Mr. le Chevalier de 
Moreau, son Ministre de I’ Agriculture, de 
l’ Industrie & des Travaux Publics, 
Sa Majesté l’ Empereur du Brésil, Mr. le 
Compte de Villeneuve, Son Enyoyé Ex- 
traordinaire & Ministre Plénipotentiaire 
prés Sa Majesté le Roi des Belges, 
Sa Majesté la Reine Régente d’ Espagne, 
Mr. de Tavira, Chargé d’ Affaires ad in- 
terim d’ Espagne a4 Bruxelles, 
Sa Majesté le Roi d’Italie, Mr. le Mar- 
quis Maffei, Son Envoyé Extraordinaire 
et Ministre Plénipotentiaire prés Sa Ma- 
jesté le Roi des Belges, 
Sa Majesté le Roi de Portugal et des 
Algarves, le Baron de Sant’ Anna, Envoyé 
Extraordinaire & Ministre Plenipotenti- 
aire de Sa Majesté Trés-Fidéle, 
Sa Majesté le Roi de Serbie, Mr. Marin- 
ovitch, Son Envyoyé Extraordinaire et 
Ministre Plenipotentiaire prés Sa Majesté 
le Roi des Belges, 
Lesquels, aprés s’étre communiqué leurs 
pleins pouvoirs, trouvés en bonne & due 
forme, sont conyenus des Articles sui- 
vants: 
ARTICLE I. 
Indépendamment des obligations qui 
résultent de |’ Article 2 de la Convention 
générale de ce jour, relative 4 l’échange 
[Translation.] 
The President of the United States of 
America, His Majesty the King of the 
Belgians, His Majesty the Emperor of 
Brazil, Her Majesty the Queen Regent of 
Spain, his Majesty the King of Italy, 
His Majesty the King of Portugal and of 
the Algarves, His Majesty the King of 
Servia, desiring to assure the immediate 
exchange of the Official Journal as well 
as of the parliamentary Annals and Doc- 
uments of their respective States, have 
named as their Plenipotentiaries, to wit: 
The President of the United States of 
America, Mr. Lambert Tree, Minister 
Resident of the United States of America 
at Brussels, 
His Majesty the King of the Belgians, 
The Prince de Caraman, His Minister of 
Foreign Affairs, and the Chevalier de 
Moreau, His Minister of Agriculture, In- 
dustry and Public Works, 
His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, The 
Count de Villeneuve, His Envoy Extra- 
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary 
near His Majesty the King of the Belgians, 
Her Majesty the Queen Regent of Spain, 
Mr. de Tavira, Chargé d’ Affaires, ad in- 
terim, of Spain at Brussels, 
His Majesty the King of Italy, The 
Marquis Maffei, His Envoy Extraordinary 
and Minister Plenipotentiary near His 
Majesty the King of the Belgians, 
His Majesty the King of Portugal and 
of the Algarves, the Baron de Sant’ Anna, 
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni- 
potentiary of His Very Faithful Majesty, 
His Majesty the King of Servia, Mr. 
Marinovitech, His Envoy Extraordinary 
and Minister Plenipotentiary near His 
Majesty the King of the Belgians, 
Who, after having communicated be- 
tween themselves their full powers, found 
in good and due form, have agreed upon 
the following Articles: 
2 ARTICLE I. 
Independently of the obligations which 
result from Article 2 of the General Con- 
vention of this day, relative to the ex- 
