Mr. SUMNER. The ComForRel, to whom was referred the House JtResolution No. 75, to encourage and tacil itate telegraphic communication between the western and eastern continents, have had the same under consideration and directed me to report it back with certain slight amendments. It is important that the resolution should be acted upon promptly, and as the amendments are very slight, and the whole case can be easily explained, I ask the indulgence of the Senate to act upon it now. There being no objection, the Senate, as in ComWhole, proceeded to consider the JtResolution (H. It. No. 75) to encour age and facilitate telegraphic communication between the western and eastern continents. The preamble recites that, by an not entitled “An act to encourage and facilitate telegraphic communication between the eastern and western continents, ” approved July 1, 1864, the SecyNavy was authorized to detail a vessel to assist in surveys and soundings, laying down submarine cable, transporting materials connected therewith, and generally to afford such assistance as might be deemed best calcu lated to secure a successful promotion of the enterprise; and that the Emperor of Russia, for the pnr ose of concrating with the Government oi the U.S., under the act aforesaid, has ordered a steam corvette, the Variay, of 2000 156 tons burden, 17 uns, 306 men, to assist in he achievement of the tele raph, and has placed that steamer subject to tie orders of the telegraph company; and that the commanyintend, during the ensuing summer, to ay the submarine cable required at Behrings strait, the cable and the material for the entire line being now in transit, and the vessels of the company, 7 in number, being ready at SanFranciseo and Vancou ver for the expedition, and require immediate cooperation on the part, of the U.S., in conformity with the not. The resolution, therefore, proposes to authorize and require f the SecyNavy to detail one steam vessel from the squadron of the Pacific station, or elsewhere, to assist in making surveys and soundings in that part of the Pacific coast. both of America and Asia, where it is proposed to: establish the telegraph, in laying the submerged 2 cable, in transporting nateriuls connected there I with and generally to atford such assistance as may be best calculated to secure the success of the enterprise and to carry out the purposes of the not approved July 1, 1864, entitled “An act to encourage and facilitate telegraphic communication between the eastern an western continents.” The 1st amendment was to strike out. in lines 8 and 9 of the resolution the words " in transporting materials connected therewith.” The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was at the end of the ioint resolution to add: So far as the snmctnnim afforded withoutdismnnt ling tier. Or destroying hor or impairing her cficicncy as n vesselotwur. The amendment. was agreed to.