The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-04


mcnt of $4,000 to Titan r. Peale,
son of the painter.
\ history of the art and architec-
ure of the capitol published in 1908
hv George G. Hazelton and Capt. II
T.. Kennedy, says the portrait of
Washington in the senate was begun
by Peale at valley Forge in l77S and
completed in the following year II
says also. that a replica was executed
under a commission from Lafayette
who presented it to Louis XVI.
Harts statement that Peale painted
many repetitions of the original por-
trait is regarded as likely to lead to
the disclosure of good many eN-
amples of Peale's industry.
Washington. Feb "a first aid
to busy legislators is proposed by u
bill introduced i'm the house by Rep
resentative Nelson. Republican, of
Wisconsin. one of the simon-pure
progressives who has some original
ideas in the duties of statesmanship.
Nelson believes that the average
member Of the house is a rather ques-
tionable authority on matters Of stat
ute law, and to prove his point. he
points 10 score of mandatory
statutes on the much abused law
books that are absolutely uullined. In
order to make sure that when a mem
ber Of congress draws up a bill, 1t
will be "iron-bound," without a flaw
and without the much disputed
Joker" that looms up large i'm the
mind Of the legislator whenever a
new law is being framed, Nelson pro-
poses to take the onerous duty of
framing legislation out of the hands
Of the busy legislators.
Hurried legislation, framed on the
noor of the house or the senate has
invariably proven weak and inef-
lectual Nelson says. So he proposes
to establish a Legislative division OF
the congressional library" which
sh III draw up in the cool. quiet con-
fines of the big building opposite the
GA pitol, all the legislation TO be pro-
posed in congress. Nelson believes
that bills carefully drawn up in the
deeply studious atmosphere of the
library by experts on the questions
he laws are to cover, will prove far
superior 10 laws framed under the
present system.
Nelson's bill provides for n chief
Of the legislative division at a salary
% he fixed by the superintendent OF
.he library, and authorizes the chief
to employ experts, technical assist
ants. investigators. and craftsmen
as their services may be necessary.
The sum of $15O,000 annually is
appropriated by the Nelson bill.
washington. Feb. Eff a naval Of
deer would have appendicitis with
out expense to himself, he should
take care to be stricken within "op-
Grating distance Of an officer of the
medical corps of the service ac-
cording to a decision of the comp
troller of the treasury today.
Claim for reimbursement was made
by Assistant Naval Constructor p.
Land, of the New York navy yard for
medical services rendered while he
was sojourning in Englewood, New
Jersey. where he had gone to escape
the oppressive heat Of the city" The
comptroller ruled that II was not the
fault of the government that Lane.
was beyond the reach Of the naval
surgeon, and that he would have to
nay the bill out Of his own pocket
Washington, Feb. S.-Reassuring
! reports from the scene of the riots
/ in the vicinity of Canton, China, as TO
the safety of American missionaries
have been received at the state de-
partment.
From Lienchow word has been re-
caived that the rioters themselves
have posted notices urging the peo-
pie not to disturb the missionaries
whom they call the friends of the
people"
The riots are ascribed to the at
tempt of the Chinese government to
take a census and number the houses
| i'm the town. The disturbances there-
fore. were directed against the gov
ernment, and not against the Amer
leans. as was at first reported. 1t IL
denied that the missionaries houses
and property have been destroyed
Bands of robbers driven to desper-
alton by the famine, are menacins
inhabitants of the northern part OF
the provinces Of Anhui and Kiangsul,
according TO reports received at the
state department. Villages whose IN
habitants possessed money and 1000
stuffs have been plundered by the
narauders. Depredations have been
ouelled 10 a limited degree by means
Of the partially completed Tientsin-
Pukow railroad, which enabled the
government 10 send troops into the
affected districts. a number of ar
rests we're made. and several onend-
ers summarily executed.
The government has ordered S5O'-
OOo worth OF seed distributed among
the farmers. but many months VIII
Intervene before the ground can even
ne plowed to receive It, The famine
which is affecting more than 100000
persons. Is due TO the heavy rains OF
last summer which ruined the crops
Though thousands are being em-
ployed on the railway under construc-
tion. more thousands are without
work. Many entire families nave
emigrated 10 the south and the north
looking for work. Their search Is
sure to prove futile, however as there
is always a surplus of unskilled labor
in these districts, and the railway
can employ no more men than AT
J present.