The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-23
RECIPROCITY
 IS PASSED
SENATE ADOPTS THE AGREE MENT BY A VOTE OF 53 TO
 27, SETTLING QUESTION.
twenty Four Republicans and Three Democrats Vote Against it- Measure Passed Without
 Amendment.

Washington. July 22.-The reef. procal trade agreement between to tinted States and Canada embodied in the reciprocity bill that proved T storm center in two sessions of con gress passed the senate today without amendment by vote of 53 to 27; a majority of the republicans voted aeaiust it. Of J3 votes for it, 32 were democrats and 2l republicans, of the 27 against 1t 24 were repub- lieans and three democrats.
 This action settled the whole Can adian reciprocity question So far as congress is concerned and save for executive approval and the Canadian parliaments ratification virtually made the pact the law of the land.
 Congressional practice win delay the affixing of ilhe presidents sigma ture until next Wednesday. when the house is again in session.
 The reciprocity bill, having origi- mated in the house. must be return ed there for engrossment and for the signature of Speaker Clark while the house is sitting.
 The Canadian parliament has not yet acted on the agreement and with one exception the provisions of tine bill as passed by congress will not become effective until the president issues proclamation that Canada has ratified the pact. The excep- ton to this procedure is in the pa per and pulp section of the bill which 1t is announced will become imme- diatcly effective when the president signs the bill.
 From tihe White House the presi- dent followed the votes on the var lous amendments. and on the final passage of the bill spoke today with the keenest interest.
 T am very much gratified and de- lighted that the bill is passed,' he said Tt indicates the increase of mu- tualy beneficial relations between Canada and this country
 The president received many con gratulations before leaving at 5:S5 D. m. for Beverly to spend the week end. In reply he declared he was getting entirely too much credit out Of fine matter and that Secretary Fox really was entitled to the greatest praise
 The president will be back in Wash- ington Tuesday Senator Penrose oi Pennsylvania. who led the recipro- ely fight in the senate, dined with the president on board his train to- night. In reply to congratulations the senator as he made his way through the Union Station to the presidents car exclaimed.
 Tt was easy"
 Senator Penrose ventured the pre- dietion that congress would adjourn not later than August 9 or 10.
 A bitter struggle is expected in the senate next week over the wool tar Ill. A wool re>slon bill already hal passed the democratic house. Seyera substitutes have been offered in v' senate and q vote will be taken ol Thursday.
 No sooner had the reciprocity bil passed than senators began to pre- pare for the attack on the tariff lh' wool bill was made the unfinished business and will be taken up Mon day morning. There were a mum Der Of exchanges of views on hi bill today. especially among the dem ocrats and suggestion for a caucu' was made.
 Nothing is settled, but the indica lions are that there will be demo cratic conference before the vote ol the bill Thursday.
 aht iHuiCdtlODS tOnisnl diS 'h"e E house bill will be voted down with out effort to amend it subsequenti uhe La Toilette wool bill, already II uoduced in the senate may. be adopt cd as an amendment to the house Ire list bill 10 be finally dealt with Whe the free list vote Is taken August r
 In the events that led up to tn hnal passage of the reciprocity meas usa when amendment after amend ment was overwhelmingly defeated party iInes were yariously draVI With one or two exceptions only, tn republican insurgents voted for Il'