HELD,

IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE INVITATION EXTENDED TO CERTAIN
GOVERNMENTS OF EUROPE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
UNITED STATES, IN PURSUANCE OF THE SECOND SECTION
OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF FEBRUARY 28, 1878,

IN PARIS, IN AUGUST, 1878,

LIBRARY

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THEN IVERSITY OF

CALIFORNIA.

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

OF THE

REPUBLIC OF FRANCE.

Senate Executive Document No. 58, Forty-fifth Congress, Third Session.

WASHINGTON:

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

MESSAGE

FROM THE

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,

COMMUNICATING

Information in relation to the proceedings of the International Monetary Conference held at Paris in August, 1878.

FEBRUARY 6, 1879.-Read, referred to the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.

TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES:

I transmit herewith, for the information of Congress, a report from the Secretary of State, with the accompanying papers therein referred to, in relation to the proceedings of the International Monetary Conference held at Paris in August, 1878.

WASHINGTON, February 6, 1879.

R. B. HAYES.