Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1911 — RECIPROCITY PASSED. [ARTICLE]

RECIPROCITY PASSED.

Measure Establishing New Trade Relations With Canada Gets 53 Votes In Senate. The senate passed the Canadian reciprocity bill Saturday in precisely the same form as it came from the house. The vote was 53 to 27. Three democrats, Bailey (Texas), Clarke (Arkansas) and Simmons (North Carolina), voted against the measure. All amendments were killed. The agreement will go to the house for concurrence and be signed by the President today. The Dominion government will enact similar legislation and proclamation will put the law into effect.