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WASHINGTON, IJ- c. January iS--
 House Commiite on foreign af- fairs having before it the considera ton of Craps resolution reaffirmIng the Monroe doctrine, gave hearing this morning to W. II. Webb of New York. and Mr. Thompson late Secrc- tary of the Navy. Webb was very decided in his opinion that polical and commercial interests of the country would be adversely affected by the construction of the
 PANAMA CANAL.
 Therefore, tue Monroe doctrine should be reasserted, to prevent that work; he also expressed the opinion that Nicaraugua was the natural route for the canal, and that the canal could be constructed within four years,-and at a cost of 50 mil lion dollars. MT. Thompson restated only with more favorable argument than he made yesterday before the Committee on interoceanic canal
 Majority report presented in house to-day by Representative Sparks from Committee on military affairs, upon bill to place General Grant on the retired list, with the rank and pay of General, simply states that committc having fully considered the said bill, and begged leave to report same back to Mouse with recommendation that it not pass
 Funding bill proceedings on the amendment requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to use for the pay ment of bonds this year all stand ard silver dollars, and all gold over S5O, ,OO0, 900 now in the Treasury for redemption purposes, was rejected by 29 majority.
 Carlisle's amendment requiring National Banks to use three per cent bonds as basis for circulation was adopted by IS majority
 House passed Funding Bill 135 yeas to 124 nays.
 TERRITORIAL MATTERS
 The House Committee on Terri torial Affairs has agreed to make a favorable report upon Delegate Campbells bill, providing that all Territorial officers whose offices arc stated by an act of Territorial LegIs- lature, and salaries or fees which are payable by the Territory or people and not by the United States. shall be appointed or elected in such manner as has been or may be provided by Legislature of each Ter ritory. The Committee also agreed to report favorably on a bill to annul and set aside an act of the Territor- rial Legislature of Ariz"na which authorized the construction of a rail- road between MaricOpa and Prescott
 SENATE.
 THE CHINESE TREATY
 WASHINGTON, D. C. January 1S-- Senate Committee on foreign affairs did not take up the Chinese treaties at it's regular weekly meeting today. The reason assigned for not resum- ing their consideration at this meet ing, is members of the Committe are individually examining treaties and accompanying documents, and are not fully prepared this morning to announce their respective views con- corning them under these circum- stances Some miscellaneous un- finished business was proceeded with and treaties not called up, but it is expected that they will receive atten- tiOn at the next meeting. It Is learn ed with regard to alleged necessity for amending immigration treaty, in order to prevent the admission of Chinese to naturalization, under its terms as they now stand, that this question was considered by the con- missioners during the progress of negotiations, and they unanimously agreed that the language referred 10 would have no such effect as is now in some quarters appreciated. Score tary Evarts coincides in this opinion | and so do several eminent lawyers, l among Senators to whom the ques- | ton has been submitted, according to their views, rights and privileges accord by treaty to subjects of l China are accorded to them as Chi | nese subjects only, and any China man seeking to renounce his ale glance to the Emperor of China. would thereby place himself out side ofpale of his guarantee, which is in- tended simply to secure Chinese the same protection of life, liberty and | property, that is afforded to subjects of other foreign nations, further con- tended Tn this same line Ofargument, l that the provision against Chinese naturalization, which was added to | the sixth article of the Burlingame | wholly superfiuous and as rights secured to cit izens OI most favored nations by treaty stipulations, do not in any case include the right of naturaliza- lion, which can be conferred only by statutory law, and in support of this position its also remarked that no ,ation Especially not the Celestial ! can bs supposed to intena n its treaty with another to have a way for permanently diminishing umbcrs of it, own citizens.