The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-01-11
House,

Washington, Jan TO- Under t tho call of
states tho following bills were introduced and
referred
BY Mr. Davis, of California-To facilitate
appeals from decisions of the commissioner
of patents.
By Mr.. Spoer of Georgia To oxempt
from import duties all the machinery used IN
the manufacture Of cotton thread saG cote n
goods.
By Mr. Price, of Iowa-Decaring silver
certificates to posses tho sam: legal tender
quality as coin, for which they were issued
By MIR. Carpenter, of Iowa-To increase
the so per cent duty of fax seed
or inseed and manufactures thereof;
also proposing constitution amendments
providing iha' al civil officers Of the Unitod
States except judges of the supreme snd in
fsrior courts, heads of departments and Off
GERS whose duties are tempoary, shall hold
Office for 3 term of four years, and that con.
gr,ss may provide for election by the people
OF psstmastsri and other officers, whose 1utiss
are to be performed within the limit OF any
state as such officers, to be subj OF to re-
novel by the president IN other thun politi-
cal or religious grounds.
By Mr.. Willis, Of Koutucky-To prevent
extortitn from person in the pnblic service,
and bribery and coercion by such per,ors.
By Mr. Buckner, of Missouri - Request
ing the president to open negotiations with
Mexico or Central Amer ican states for the
purchase md cession to the United States of
territory, for voluntary colonization of the
coloied population OF the United States.
By Mr.. Stone, Of Michigan -Authorizing
tho postmsster-genera TO select and pur-
chase site for postoflice in Washington.
Mr.. Goode, of Virginia, chairman OF The
committee on Yorktown celebration, report
ed bsck the joint resolution authorizing and
requesting the president to extend TO the
government and people of France, en-
invitstion to Join the government and
people of the United States in the obierv.
anco Of the centennial anniversary Of the
surrender Of Lord Cornwsllis at Yorktown.
Passed.
The speaker then proceeded 10 call COM
milleeS for reports. Of the bills rsportoa
under this call was the Indian appropriation
bill, which was referred to the committee OF
tho whole, and the house then at 145 want
into committee Of the whole, Mr.. Townsend.
Of Illinois, in tho chair, on that bill.
Mr. Frost, Of Missouri, offered an amsnd-
ment providing that Jos ph's band Of Mex
Percss Indians be all transferred 20 such
Indian reservation north Of 40 degrees of
north latitude IS the secretary of the in
terror may select Ho thought q
crime had been perpetrated on Chi
Joseph and his band in removing them to
the Indian territory. 1t was 10 be hope
that tic house would take this opportuaity
10 right that wrong.
Meslrs. Haskell, Of Kansas, and Maninnis
of Montana, opposed the amendmsnt, which
was supported by Mr.. Hooker, Of Ms. sippi,
Mr.. Baker, of Indiana, opposed tho
amendment. II would be unwise, he said.
TO remit the remnant Of the band to a coups
try which they had deserted.
Mr.. Msginnis suggested that nearly every
Indian of that band was under indictment in
Idaho. The most civil thing that could be
done to these Indians would bs 10 paoys
them to that country where no personal an
tagonism existed against them. de denied
that western men wero cruel to Indians.
1t was tho ignorant interference of
eastern philsnthrophists which was tie
usual cause of Indian wars, Western m, n
were men of grit and courage, and mon OF
grit and courage were men of tenderness,
humanity and justice. The average western
man would be kind 70 dog, and would not
bo unlikely TO harm any black, red or
white who has the semblance of his God.
Mr. Frost's amendment wss then rejected
without decision.
Mr.. Hitchcock, Of New York, moved to
strike out tho paragraph repeating tho laws
creating commission of to'' persons and in.
sert provision approprnling 100000 for
its expenses.
MIR, Hooker, of Mississippi, made point
OF order against the amendment, pen ing
whics the committee having concluded tho
consideration of forty.six or fifty pages of the
bill, rose, and at 4;35 p. M, the house ad.
journed.