United States,
Japan, Venezuela.
Liberia,

Abstaining from voting:

Germany, San Domingo.

Ayes, 23; abstaining, 2.

V.

"That this universal day is to be a mean solar day; is to
begin for all the world at the moment of mean midnight of
the initial meridian, coinciding with the beginning of the
civil day and date of that meridian; and is to be counted
from zero up to twenty-four hours."

This resolution was adopted by the following vote:

In the affirmative:

Brazil, Liberia,
Chili, Mexico,
Colombia, Paraguay,
Costa Rica, Russia,
Great Britain, Turkey,
Guatemala, United States,
Hawaii, Venezuela.
Japan,

In the negative:

Austria-Hungary, Spain.

Abstaining from voting:

France, San Domingo,
Germany, Sweden,
Italy, Switzerland.
Netherlands,

Ayes, 15; noes, 2; abstaining, 7.

VI.

"That the Conference expresses the hope that as soon as may
be practicable the astronomical and nautical days will be
arranged everywhere to begin at mean midnight."

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.