Show Committee Work Wastirgton 19The House committee com-mittee on foreign affaire gave a hearing tjd y on the bill to amend tne act relative rela-tIve to awatds by the Mexican com mission Expostmaster Gneral Cress well appeared for La Abra Silver Mmirg Co std Judge Worden represented the claim Benjamin Weil A somewhat ttireatemngcollKjuy < < took place between opposing counsel upon an Ujue of fact milking necessary the intervention of the chairTi with a proposition to dismiss the bearing if i order wa not restored AdjourBe1 Thursday The special committee to investigate tbe alleged abuse of tha franking privi lego during the late presidential com paign tod y exhibited several wit cessej The details are withheld from the presf The interocean canal committee today to-day beard the conclusion of the stater ment by S L Pnelps representing the Nicaragua Csnal Co A private session wa at orwards held for the purpese of cussing the procoition to grant a char or for Ends hip railway across the Isthmus Generally members of the comm ttee took urt in the discussion Rprepntatve Frye and others advocated advo-cated the scheme as the most feasible and practicable one now under con uderation |