St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-11
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

motion is made by Morrison on Tuesday
next.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The house committee on public buildings
and grounds agreed to recommend that pub
lie buildings be erected at Wichita and Fort
Scott, Kansas, to cost $50, 600 each; Winona,
Min, $500 900; ST. Joseph, Mo-, $500, 900.
Comptroller Knox has accepted the presi-
dency of a New York city bank and viii
shortly resign his present position.
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.
The bill introduced in the senate to-day by
Senator Bowen, to provide for the protection
of the employees Of railroad corporations,
provides that railway companies shall be COM
PEELED, after the first of September, 1884, to
have all new freight cars purchased or being
built, to be so equipped so as to admit their
being coupled without it being
necessary for the employee to 90
between them for that purpose, and in MAX
ing repairs on old cars to furnish them SINH
lar equipments. Also, when any employe
OF such railroad company may sustain per-
sonal and disabling injury, by reason of hay
ing TO go between two freight cars for the
purpose Of coupling or uncoupliug the same,
where both or either one of the said cars in
use, the company using such car or cars shall
forfeit to the employee or to his
heirs, if ne should die from
such injury, $500 as penalty this penalty
to be no bar to the recovery of any damages
for such injury which a competent court may
award. 1t provides further, that any con-
tract entered into by the injured employe,
prior to mourning the injury by which he may
agree to waive his right to recover damages
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BRIDGE AT ST. LOUIS.
Senator Vest reported from the committee
on commerce to-day, bill granting author
ity to the Illinois and Missouri Railway com
pany to build bridge across the Mississippi
river at any point north Of Grand avenue in
the city of st. Louis. If located below
point four and one-half miles above Grand
avenue, the bridge is to be made with I'M
broken and continuous spans, and to have
at least two channel spans, not less then $50
feet clear width of channel way each or one
span of 500 feet clear width and clear head
room under each span not less
than ten feet above high water. If placed
more than four and one-half miles above
Grand avenue, the bridge may be a low
bridge, with one draw or pivot span opening
not less that 400 feet of clear channel way,
and if such opening is not easily accessible
for all classes of boats at all stages of water a
second opening is to be provided for. All
railroad companies to have equal rights If
transportation by the bridge, upon the pay
ment of reasonable compensation. The
plans for the bridge must he approved by tho
secretary of war before the construction is be-
gun.
THE UNITED STATES AND CONGO.
The senate in executive session passed
resolution authorizing the president to recog-
niZe the African International association rs
the ruling power in the Congo region, and
the resolution will be certified to by the presi-
dent. The injunction Of secrecy was not re-
moved.
INDIAN DELEGATION.
A delegation of Indians from the Osage
agency Of the Indian territory called at the
interior department to-day 70 protest against
the clause in the Indian bill on alotments in
severalty Of land to that tribe. The Indians
prefer to hold their lands on tribal capacity.
After hearing the arguments the commits
sioner on Indian affairs agreed to recon-
mend to congress Il suitable change in the