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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.
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.
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.
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.
The 1883 law only applied to federal jobs: not to the state and local jobs that were the main basis for political machines. Ethical degeneration was halted by reform in civil service and municipal reform in the Progressive Era, which led to structural changes in administrative departments and changes in the way the government managed public ...
Events from the year 1883 in the United States. Incumbents. Federal government. President: Chester A. Arthur (R-New York) Vice President: vacant;
In Sunday’s 1883, Thomas purchased an ornate silver looking glass at a trading post, then shyly gave it to Noemi, the widow and mother he’s been helping since her husband died on the trail.
[10]: 23 As early as July 31, 1847, a 20-man delegation of Shoshone met with the Mormons to discuss their land claims in northern Utah. [ 10 ] : 14 All of this was over the backdrop of the continent-spanning American Indian Wars and the White settlers' American imperialist views on Manifest destiny , and their resulting genocide of US Native ...