New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-11
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Owing to the absence of the Chaplain, the
session OF to-day was not opened with prayer.
Under the call Of States, the following bills were in
troIuced and referred:
BY Mr DAVIS (Iaep, Cal)-To facilitate appeals from
the decisions of TIE Commissioner OF Patents
By Mr.. SPEAR. Dem. Gal exempt from import
duties all machinery used i'll tie manufacture Of cotton
By Mr. DAVIS rep Ill)-In relation to fees allowed
consular and commercial agents for verhcation OF III
voices also in relation to the immediate transportation
Fly Mr. sHERWIN (Rep. mJ-To regulate the impor-
tapn Of articles MADE imitation OF butter ana cheese
Br. Mr.. HOSTETLER (Dem., lnd. l-AUhOrZlng the
Secretary OF the Treasury 10 transport subsidiary SILVER
By Mr.. PRICE Rep, Ia)-Declarng silver certificates
10 possess the egaltender quality as the CON Tor
By Mr. CARPENTER Q,ep.. Ia)-To increase 30 per
cent the duty Xsecd !inseod and the lnanuidc-
g the m rT Of ibc Td
except judges of the Supreme and inferior courts the
porary shall bold Office for term OF tour year,; aud
that Congress provide Tor the election by the people
performed within the limits o. any state SUN Officers
fO be subject removal ny the President Oh other than
BY Mr. WILLIS Dem, Ky)-To prevent extorion
from persons the pubic Service and bribery ana coe-
By Sir STONE rep. Mcn)-Authortzng Tic Post
master General 10 select and purchase site lof post
BY Mr.. BUCBXER tD,m., Mol-Requestine tho
President to op,u negotiations with Mexico Cen
tral American states the purchase ccsson 10 the
United states o. territory for the voluntary colonization
Of The colored porulat,on of the United States:
By Mr.. MCCOOK Ntep., y. Y.)-TO retire General W.
W. Avcrl with the RANK and pay OF BIevct BngadieT-
BIZ Mr.. GEDDES Dem, ohio)-To relieve the Supreme
Court and establish the superior Court OF the United
By Mir. ONElLL rep. Penn)-Caning on the Score
tary OF the sa:y information relative TO the new
post OH III Philadelphia.
by Mr. BKENTs HeP:, Wash. Ter)-PernittnS re-
tired Army iii bold civil Officer IN the Trrii ore-
Mr. GOCDE Dem. Na), chairman Of the Comm tee
on the Yorktown Celebration reported back the JOINT
resolution authorizing and requesting inc President 10
extend TO the Government and people OF france III III,
Vatior to join the Government aud people OF INC O,el
States IN the of the centennial anniversary
OF the surrender Of Lord Cornwals at 4orktOWh Va
The SPEAKER then proceeded 10 call committees for
The only important bill reported under this call was
the IDuan Approximation bill which vas rcerred 10 we
Committee OF Whole. and the House then, nj l'4J
went Committec (Mr. TOwnsheId OF Illinois, III Tue
chain on that bn. $1,000 ---.,,
Mr.. FROST Dem. MOI offered an amendment PROVE,
ing that JOsepns band If ~ Percts Indians sinai pc
transferred such Indian reservation north OF the 41n
parallel OF north latitude ms the Secretary o the inferior
YDay select. lie thought that c ime Dad becn pelpc
Il ated Cbei Joseph and his band III Gein0N g tDe 10
I'll, malarIOus Hdian Territory and ne hoped that the
Ho se would take tniS opportunity right that wrong
Messrs. HASKELL (Rep. Kiu.) ana lAGIHNIS tDelh
Mont - opposed he amendment, wihch was supported
by Mr. HOOKER Do:n., MissJ
Mr. BAKER rep, Ind.) opposed tile amendment 10
would be unwise remit this small remnant OF the band
back the country which they had dcsolated
Mr. MAGGNkIS suggested that nearly every Indian OF
that hand WAS under indictment III li"ao. IGe most
cruel thing that could be done 10 those ldans w0d he
then To that country where personal antag
Onsm existed against them. He denied That western
mep were cruel TO the Indians
Mr. Fros;'s amendment was then rejected without
division.
Mr. HIsCOCK (Rep n " moved TO strike out the
paragraph repeating the laws Creating commission OF
len cit.zs aud insert prOviso approp1a:ng $4,000
Tor Its
Mr. HOOKER dem. Miss made a point Of order
against the amendment, pcndiug when the Committee
having concluded the consideration OF lorysx OF tne
nifty pages Of the bill, and tue House. at 431 p No.
adjourned until tomorrow.