Mr. SUMNER. The Senator supposes that I, as the organ of the Senate on foreign nlIairs, um informed on the subject. I can state that the Secretary informed me that he might be absent some 3 weeks and already much of that time has elapsed. lIe may soon return; but he may not return before the end of the month; and meanwhile shall our articiation in this matter be postponed? I have a ready said that if we are to o anything we must do it promptly and now, sir, as to the extent of the obligations assumed by the resolution under consideration, I reminded the Senator that in approving the action of the SecyState, we confined our aprobation simply to what he reports himself in the document on our tables. e do not go beyond that atall. I do not understand that there is any obligation, direct or indirect, to any futu reappropriation on this subject and that brings me to the in airy with which the Senator began, whetherfl was instructed with regard to any future proposition that might be brought before the body on this subject. To that say frankly, I am not. I suggested yesterday that I had understoodI do not know now how I learnedltthat there was to be some further proposition. What it is, I knownot;I have had no information with regard to it. I feel confident, however, thatit can be of no such character as the Senfrom Iowa forcshadows. The Senator suggests that in the arrangements made for the room in Paris the U.S. are curtailed in the proportion allowed them. I, understand that the are allowed much more than they have ever hcen allowed before at European exhibition. We may not have asmuaeny room as our agriculturists, our mechanics, and our manufacturers may desire, butwe have more than we have ever had before; and the question now is, whether the Congress of the U.S. will take these simple steps in order to help the citizens of the U.S. to take advantage of the s ace that is allowed them. I hope, sir, there will be no delay or duestion. It seems to me it has occupied too much time already. The point resolution was reported to the senate without amendment.