Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-05

Mr.vest said that never during the term of any Senator can the Senate be stopped from judgment on represented in the Senate the right remains.
 MT. Carpenter-Why should this rule of res Gdjudt-
 Mir Vest-fhe failacy of the Senator's position lies in his assumption that the Senate is sitting ss court State should be represented by two ssotions
 MT. Carpenter-It is immaterisl whether we say we then form judgment. This judicial action, and it is immateria whether you call it judicial or legsla cass that once has been decided be rsopened This is a question of right between individuals. of Louisana has nothing to do with this question.
 MT. Oarpenter-Nothing st all.
 The chair appointed Messrs. Beck, withers and Allison conference committee on the Indian Appro- propriation bill.
 Mir. Hamlin called up the bill to facilitate treaty with the Government of Nicaragua:
 secret session. At 41o p. the doors closed, aud after short session ths bill passed in open session reported from the committes.
 After the executive session the Senate adjourned.
 HoUsE-Mr Orth, of Indiana, rose to 6 persona explanation in reference to his alleged connection with the venszusla claims. He reviewed the history of these claims down to 1876, when the alleged avest
 on never made by the authority of the Honse or the Committee lon Foreign Affairs, of which MT. member He was prepared to affirm that only single member of the Foreign Affairs Commttee (springsr) conducted the investigation, and but single claimant notified of the proposed investigation. Such a
 onstrous way of proceeding will not be tolerated in a despotic government. MT. Springer may have had purpose in protracting the investigation. It closed about the time he (Orth} withdrew as candidate for Governor of Indiana He explained that he resigned candidacy for the Governorship, because Indiana was close state, and the attacks upon him were so vigorous that he did not want to eoparzs his party Mr. Orh concluded by saying that he placed ex- panaton upon the records of the country, where he should leave it. and where he would also leave the duct of his investigator to- receive what he believed it would justly receive the condemnation of all honor able man,
 Mr. Springer said he had notice of this .xplana- tion until yesterday. The matter had passed of his memory, it had occurred four years ago, and to-day unable to fully hear the gentleman Indiana, but he had reflected upon his official duct in former Congress and had asserted that all honorable would condemn him, he would upon some other day ask leave to make an explanation. printed. The veto of the deficiency bill read and r.ferred to the Appropriate Committee.
 The House then resumed consideration Of the bill to amend the laws in relation to the internal revenue the pending question being on the motion of Mir. Conger to strike out the section relating to htaps The ton rejected. NIT. Conger then moved to strike out the clause, which also rejected The bill then passed as amended by vote of 134 to ST.
 On motion of MT. Blackburn the House went into Committee of the Whole on the postofice appropria- tion bil General debate limited, and the biu considered by clauses. On motion of Mr. Shelley amendment was adopted appropriating SC, 900 to ble the Postmaster General to purchase card cancel ling and post marking machines.
 MT. Tunnen offered an amendment to make an sp- routes.
 Pending consideration. the committee found itself without & quorum and immediately rose, and the House at 4:50 adjourne1,