Show only way open to give reciprocity ip to cuba must go I 1 before next congress how j f i boundary disputes might be avoided remembering paul jones at day congressman who has i been a sailor washington june 26 it the foresight of the congressional leade rs of both houses had been as good as their hindsight it is more than likely that tho attempt to procure reciprocity for cuba would have been done by treaty under the law rather than both houses it any such reciprocity concession is ever to be granted the probabilities are that it will have to be done by a treaty la the next session of congress the advantages of granting concessions by such a method are apparent as it would have prevented all kinds ot tariff amendments it has been decided that under the dingley law a reciprocity treaty changing rates would have to go to the hoube for its after being ratified by the senate but a cuban treaty could easily the it would not have been amendment the treaty would not have been subject to f in the senate only as it related to cuba it will now mean a rather sharp contest senate K tha president decides to make a treaty to be considered at that time should be settled early lyu official of ane coast and geodetic says that a great adeal of trouble over international boundary disputes have been avoided if action had been taken to mark the boundaries immediately when the territory was acquired or when there was any possible doubt asto the boundary line ho referred particularly to the present dispute over the laskan boundary and said that if secretary hamilton fish had carried out his original pro gramme tho boundary jenc would have been settled soon after ohp acquisition of the territory from russia then the lines which to exist would have been marked and no dispute would have arisen he said that oven now we are likely to have ome question the boundary line on tho northern border of washington and if congress an early appropriation pria tion tor marking the line by monuments it would forever end any dispute or it is only after a territory becomes valuable he remarked that nations raise boundary uno disputes A tardy recognition representative magali atta has reported from the committee 0 n library a bill providing foe a statue ild john paul should th is bill pass it would tie but a tardy recognition of a man who did much or the americans inobe revolutionary struggle jones s sometimes referred to as the father of the united states navy certain it Is that ho was one or the first of a line of heroes that have made alic american navy famous over the world coming from a new england man the following utterance of mccall in the report is interesting no nn of that almo promoted the interests of the navy with such signal success but his own personal interests were overlooked or ignored when the five naval captains were appointed in december 1775 jones name was not on theli gt the influence of john adams was paramount and all the captains except nicholas biddle tbt greatest of them all were taken from new england some doubtful honors I 1 heard acome members of congress joshing each other as to honors which they had con tun with representative mercer chairman odthe committee on public building and grounds by tellius that he was getting streets named after him in cities which bad been alvon public buildings and that abero would bo a mercer street in almost cv cry city in the united states it appeared however that two city councils had refused mercer this honor representative pearre scald that was a very good idea and he then and there offered to name for representative cannon a public highway in maryland it ancle joe would allow tho appropriation to go through for building the highway borne ono then suggested that instead of calling it cannon highway it should be known as the cannon nail route but uncle joe would not accept hie doubtful honor from the golden gate 1 senator perking oc california Is what senator calls a good ballor man in his early days ho was a ballor he went away from ats home in maine when a boy and made many voyages he was around the horn in a sailing vessel before the mast that is not an of the fore he was twenty old he visited sweden denmark and the north german ports at an age when he could best appreciate them all that lie saw made a great bion him and he remembers all tb events of a life but he had the braan hat made him something more than an able seaman lie went into bubness bul ness in california prospered and grew in esteem among hta fellows lift haa been governor of the detate and will probably remain in the banate as lone as he carea to it will bo a thing for the state be cause ho Is well placed on committees hiring n ot appropriations commerce and naval aff aarn all oc frn porta lo 10 th coast ARTHUR W DUAN 1 I |