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Ex parte Crow Dog, 109 U.S. 556 (1883), is a landmark [1] [2] decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that followed the death of one member of a Native American tribe at the hands of another on reservation land. [fn 1] Crow Dog was a member of the Brulé band of the Lakota Sioux.
The Danville Massacre, also known as the Danville Riot, was a deadly assault on African Americans at a Danville, Virginia market November 3, 1883 and continued for several days after with violent attacks continuing until after the election.
Events from the year 1883 in the United States. Incumbents. Federal government. President: Chester A. Arthur (R-New York) Vice President: vacant;
1st: December 3, 1883 – July 7, 1884 2nd : December 1, 1884 – March 3, 1885 The 48th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives .
This investigation result had been tainted by bribery, while an 1876 investigation managed to shut down the Star Route frauds temporarily. A resurgence of graft stealthily took place in 1878 during the Presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes, continuing into the Garfield Administration. In April 1880, another Congressional investigation was launched.
Maine's congressional delegation is calling for the Army to investigate the events that lead up to the October mass shooting - the deadliest in the state's history - by one of its reservists.
The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act is a United States federal law passed by the 47th United States Congress and signed into law by President Chester A. Arthur on January 16, 1883. The act mandates that most positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political patronage.
1881 – 1883 Elected in 1880. Retired. John Kean: Republican: 3rd: 1883 – 1885 Elected in 1882. Lost re-election to Green. 1887 – 1889 Elected in 1886. Lost re-election to Geissenhainer. Robert W. Kean: Republican: 12th: 1939 – 1959 Elected in 1938. Retired to run for U.S. senator. Thomas Kean Jr. Republican: 7th: 2023 – present ...