The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-11

| Ing that all civil ofiyers OF the Ubifed
States. except judges n the Supreme md
inferior courts. heads OF departments, and
| officers whose duties are temporary. shall!
hold Office for tern Of four years, and
that Congress may provide for an election
bv the people OF postmasters and other
officers whose duties are TO be performed
within the limit OF anv State, such officers
to De subject Ia removal by the President
on other than political or religious grounds.
BY Mr.. Willis: 70 prevent extortlon
from persons Ia public service and bribery
and efcion bv such persons.
BY Mr.. Buckner, 81 Missouri: Request
ing the President TO open NEGOTIATIONS with
Mexico or Central American States for the
purDOSe OF cession 10 the United States
OF territory for the voluntary colonization
OF the coorcd population OF the United
SAFES.
Bv Mr.. Stone, Of Michigan: Authorizing
the Postmaster General 10 select and pur-
chase site for post-ofce in WASH
ipQtOn.
Mr.. Goodc, of virginia, chairman OF the
Committee on the Yorktown Celebration,
reported back The joint resolution author
izing and requesting tie President 10 ex-
tend to the Government and people Of
France an invitation TO join the Govern
ment and the people n the United States In
the observance Of the centennial anniver-
sary OF the surrender OF Lord GCrnwalIs
at Yorktown, VI. Passed.
The Speaker then proceeded TO call COM
miltees for reports. The only important
bill reported under This call was the indian
appropriation Dill. which was referred TO
the Committee OF the Whole. aud the House
then. ut Is u. NJ. went into Committee OF
the Whole (Mr. 1ownshend, OF Illinois, IN
the chair on that bill.
Mr.. Frost, OF VI ssouri, offered an amend
ment providing that ,Ioseph'S band OF Mes
Perccs Indians shall be transferred 10 such
Indian reservation north OF the 43th de-
gree north latitude rs the Secretary OF the
Interior may select. he thought that
crime bad been perpelrated on Chlef
Joseph and his band in removing them 10
malarious Indian territory, and be hoped
that the House would take this opportunity
10 right that wrong. Messrs. Haskell, OF
Kansas. and MagnDis, OF Montana, OPP
aoSed the amendment, which was sup
poned by Mr. Hooker, Of Mississippi.
Mr.. Baker, Of Indiana, opposed the
amendment. Il would be unwise to remove
tins small remnant Of the bind back to a
country which they had deSoIaled.
Mr.. MaginniS suggested that nearly every
Indian Of that band was under Indictment
in Idaho. The most cruel thing that could
be done 10 those Indians would be to le-
move them to that country, where personal
anlagOnism existed against them. He
denied that western men were luel
to the indians. 1t was the ignorant
interference Of eastern phlanihr0plS's
which was the usual cause Of Indian wars.
Western men were mcu Of grit and cour-
age, aud men OF grit and courage were men
Of tenderness, humanity, and justice. me
average western man would he kind 30 Il
dog, and would not be unklnd to any man,
black, red, or white, who has semblauce
to his God.
Mr.. FrO>i'S amendment was then rejected
without division.
Mr.. Hi>cock, OF New York. moved 10
strike out the paragraph repeating the laws
creating commi> sion Of ten citizens. and
insert proyISo appropriatlag $4,000 for
lis expenses.
Mr.. Hooker, Of Mississippi, made point
Of order against the amendment; pending
which the committee, having concluded the
consideration OF fOrlysiX out OF fifty pages
Of the bill, rose, and the House, at 4:35 7.
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