The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

| Eggs: Present rate, cents dozen, new rate, free.
 Potatoes: Present rate, 25 cents barrel; new rate, free.
 Fresh Halibut: Present rate, cent per pound new rate, free.
 Apples: Present rate, 25 cents bushel; new rate, free.
 Tomatoes: Present rate, 2s per cent; new rate, free.
 Onions: Present rate, 40 cents bushel; new rate, free.
 Cabbage: Present rate cents each' new rate, free.
 Peaches: Present rate, 25 cents bushel; new rate, free.
 Dressed Poultry Present rate, cents pound; new rate, free.
 Live Poultry: Present rate, 5 cents pound new rate, free.
 l Mackerel. Present rate, l cent pound; new rate, free.
 Bacon and Ham: Present rate cents pound; new rate. 1A cents pound.
 Beef and Pork (Salt. Dried or Smoked): !: Present rate, 25 per cent; new rate, free.
 The Vote
 | Following was the vote on the subject:
 Republicans Against the Bill-Borah and Heyburn, Idaho Bourne, Oregon; Bristow and Curtis, Kansas: Burnham. l New Hampshire; Clapp and Nelson, Min nesota; Clark and Warren, Wyoming; | Cummins and Kenyon, Iowa; Dixon. | Montana: Gronna and McCumber. North Dakota; LaFollette. Wisconsin; Dippitt, Rhode Isand Lorimer, Illinois; Oliver, Pennsylvania; Page, Vermont; Smith, Michigan; Shoot, Utah.
 Democrats Against-Bailey, Texas | Clarke. Arkansas; Simmons, North Caro- | lima.
 | Republicans for the Bill--Bradley, Ken- l tucky: Brandegee and Mclean, Connect 1 icut: Briggs, New Jersey; Brown, Ne braska: Burton, Ohio: Crane and Lodge, Massa chusetts; Cullom, Illinois; Guggen- helm, Colorado; Jones and Poindexter, Washington; Nixon, Nevada; Penrose. Pennsylvania; Perkins and Works, Cali l fornia: Richardson, Delaware; Root, New | York; Stephenson, Wisconsin; Townsend, Michigan; Wetmore, Rhode Island. I Democrats. for: Bacon, Georgia Bankhead and Johnston, Alabama Bryan and Fletcher. Florida: Chamber lain, Oregon: Chiffon and Watson, West Virginia; Culberson, Texas; Davis, Ark ansas; Foster, Louisiana; Gore and Owens Oklahoma; Hitchcock, Ne braska: Johnson, Maine Kern and Shively. Indianat Martin and Swan son, Virginia; Maritime. New Jersey; Myers, Montana; Newlands, Nevada; OGorman, New York; Overman. North Carolina; Paynter. Kentucky; Pomer- enc, Ohio; Reed and Stone, Missouri; Smith, Maryland; Smith. South Caro- lima; Taylor, Tennessee. Williams, Mis- sssippi.
 The senator who were absent were Dupont, Delaware; Frye. Maine; Gal finger, New Hampshire: Lea, Tennes' see; Percy. Mississippi; Rayner, Mary land; Tillman, South Carolina. The senators who were present but did not vote because of being paired with absent senators were: Dilling-
 
 Thornton, Louisiana.
 There are two Senate vacancies, from Georgia, due to the resignation of Sen ator TerrellAand Colorado.
 The bill cannot be presented to the President, however, until next Wednes : ady. The House adjourned at 12:02 p. m., until that day. Legislative rules require that the bill, House measure be engrossed by the House, while thu latter body is in session.
 The Senate chamber was well filed 1 many members of the House having l gathered in the rear of the hall, and 1 the galleries were crowded. News of | the passage of the reciprocity bill was 1 telephoned at once to the White House. l President Taft made no attempt to con- | ceal his pleasure. He was particularly glad that the bill had passed prior to his departure for a weekend visit to Beverly. MT. Taft will be back in Washington Tuesday morning.
 Strengthened in Canada
 Ottawa, Ontario, July 22.-Today's fa- vorable action by the United States Sem ate on the reciprocity agreement puts the government in a somewhat stronger posi- ton, but it is conceded that 1t will not prove factor in breaking the present deadlock on the question in the Cana dian commons. The leaders of the op- position profess to see no change in the
  tinue the flibustering against the meas ure, which they claim is the entering wedge looking to the dissolution of Can- ada's ties with the mother country.
 Under parliamentary rules the majority cannot force closure on question of this kind. The opposition can delay vote indefinitely by continuing debate and this line of attack will be resumed when par lament reassembles next week, it is as- serted.
 A dissolution of parliament and an ap- peal to the country in general election with reciprocity as the issue is the only course left to the government and 1t is expected Premier Laurier. who conferred with members of the cabinet on the sub- feet this afternoon, will take advantage of the first opportunity to bring about prorogation, perhaps within fortnight. Thirty days would be required to get the election machinery in order and vot- | ing If the liberals are returned with their present safe working majority, the new parliament would. be able to enact the agreement before the first of the year.
 One of the cabinet ministers said to- | day:
 "The only thing that stands between the Canadian farmer and free entry to the great United States markH Is the conservative minority in the house. The harvest is approaching and Canadian | crops have never promised more boun- tiful yield. The farmers soon will have greater quantities of produce than the home market can absorb.
 'I am confident there will be a demand from all parts of the country for the passage of the reciprocity bill which the opposition will find irresistible. If they persist in obstruction by abusing the par liamentary privilege of free speech, par liament will be dissolved and the people I will be asked to pass on reciprocity in a. general election. The government Is con- fident that the country will demonstrate its approval of the measure by return ing the government with handsome ma jQrity."