Show we go to parts march 7 the join I 1 t resolution recently based by the house accepting the invitation of the french Ite public to take part in the international exposition of paris I 1 n 1889 reported favorably today to day ith certain amendments by tie payne from the senate c OMM attee on foreign relation ns the co have entirely at ricken from th e resolution as adopted by the ilou tile provision directing the of agriculture to secure if possible as part of the exposition a competitive inspection of the pork products of the united states and europe they have also alini elini bated from the measure the provision authorizing the commissioner to prepare for gratuitous distribution at the exposition a state in ent printed in english french and german descriptive of swine rat 1 I 1 n g in the united states together i th such information as ho may possess to the relative w holesome ness of pork raised in this and other countries the resolution is further amended by increasing from two to three hundred thousand dollars the a appropriation to defray the expenses of representation at the exposition the clause authorizing the to assign one or more of bublic to transport to and from france free of cost such ar t lee I 1 as may be offered for exhibition by the united states is a bricken out as is also the provision provis iun authorizing the appointment of ono honorary commissioner ta tile exposition from each of alie several stated in response to senator colloms Cul res 01 ution of inquiry the president 1 day sent to the benato a letter from the secretary f state giving a hato ry of the prohibition by Frac neof the importation of bork the secre tary says the department knows of no ground to expect that the decree of the french government will be revoked at an early day inasmuch as decree which prohibited the I 1 inthe rt la t 10 n of american pork into r rance did not apply to the products f nation and dis crim aga lutt this country coun tri and as the assigned by the french government for issuing th decree were without good foundation this government at once protested against the measure and since augast I 1 0 O it has been from time ta time the uble C t of earnest diplomatic diplo matio rep presentations by this that of france |