Fine Opportunity for a illing Movie Scene. Can- ada the Only Dominion With- out Provision Overcoming Deadlock for Speedily tween Senate and Commons. Change in Present System must have the Approval of British Parliament. Senator A. B. McColg, who will always be "Archie" to everyone who knows him, proposes to abolsh the present system of reporting and publishing the speeches made in the Canadian Senate and Commons, and to broadcast them by radio, He doesn't pretend to say what this country has done to deserve such punishment, and advances no other reason tham that of economy In support of his suggestion. It may be that the Honorable "Archie" is trying to arrange an armistice, for war has been declared in Canada; the Senate is once more under attack. Martial law has not yet been pro- claimed. That would not be neces- sary if the combatants could be con- fined within a restricted area, say the gorgeous Senate Chamber on Parliament Hill, Ottawa. Wars, however, are no respectors of terri- torial boundaries. If this one should spill itself into foreign countries the consequences to Can- ada might' be disastrous. It is go- ing to make a 3,000 mile jump to the Parliament Houses of Britain anyway. But that would still be confining the struggle to family territory so to speak. The attackers do not propose to raze the Senate wing of the Parlia- ment buildings, and make of it a funeral pyre for the Senators. Their aim is to carry the outer defences; to bring the Senate under the pro- visions of a measure somewhat sim- ilar to the Parliament Act in Bri- tain. This would nullify any Sen- ate amendments to or rejection 'of measures passed by the Commons in three successive sessions, provid- ing that two years elapse between the date of the second reading in the first session and the date when passed in the third session. Thus it the "Upperites," as one wag has termed the Senators, remained ob- durate, they could delay proposed legislation for about three years, which is no great period in the life of a nation. In the British Com- mons also money bills may be pass- ed over the head of the Upper House in a single session, and under the Parliament Act the Speaker of the Commons is the sole judge of what constitutes a money bill. A Long, Long Trail The road to the attainment of absolute control by the elective ses- tion of the Canadian Parliament is not so straight nor so smooth as some commentators appear to be- lieve, nor so difficult as others con- tend. It lies via the Throne and Westminster. Theoretically the Senate must join in the presenta- tion of a petition or address to the King, praying for the desiped changes in the British North Amer- ica Act, Canada's charter. It is also argued in some quarters that the governments of the provinces must be consulted and give their consent to such a step. This view is combatted by a number of more or less competent authorities. However, presuming that a peti- tidh for the changes reached Britain with or without the consent of the Be- THE DAILY BRITISH W | Senate his Majesty would, of | course, refer it to his government { which in turn would bring it before | Parliament. No doubt the prayer would be granted once it reached the British House. | The British North America Act] | has been amended several times to meet changing conditions in this! country, the creation of new prov-| |inces among other things, But be-! | fore that stage is reached in respect | {to the Senate there will be many | | i& verbal barrage and shock attack in Canada. The embattled Senators |may await the final assault with [that unruffled demeanor that is their characteristic, or they may risk much In counter offensives. One can hardly imagine them alto-| | gether acquiescent, with the de-| { bonair and courteous Senator Dan-| | durand, government leader of the) | Upper House, playing a role like| | that of Sydney Carton in "The Only | Way." But what a movie that] would make. Dandurand, the spot- | {light full on his upturned face, | mounting the steps of the guillotine, | { unfalteringly, graceful, gallant, and | | saying in low but clear tones, "It| 1s a far, far better thing I do, than | {I have ever done; it is a far, far| | better rest that I go to than I have | ever known," while Sir James! | Lougheed, the Senate opposition {leader, a prey to deep emotions, {with a voice that is broken but | | penetrating, gives him a farewell! note of praise and encouragement! in that immortal phrase, "Atta | boy." Senators Not Worrying However, the probabilities are that the Senators will not be great ly agitated from beginning to end of the war. To them Senate reform | campaigns are as the flowers that have bloomed ig an unending suc- cession of summers, but are now no more, while the Senate lives and flourishes. It is not in the power of any government in this country to force the Issue of "the supremacy of the. Commons over the Senate, as the British Lower House did over the House of Lords in 1911. The Asquith-Lloyd George leadership then threatened to create enough new peers to give them the support needed to carry the legislation ne- cessary to clip the wings of the Lords. Representation in the Sen- ate is fixed in the terms of the Brit- ish North America Act, and allows for growth in population and repre- sentation. A government could make an addition of four to eight members of the Senate in certain contingencies, but not more than the larger figure. On the other hand, the British government with the King's consent could appoint as be sure of its measurél carrying in the Upper House. Like the British people and un- like those of the United States, Canadians have not got a constitu- tion wholly written. In the pre- amble to the British North America Act it is stated that the provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick "have expressed their desire to be federally united into one Dominion, with a Constitution similar in principle to that of the United Kingdom." It has been ex- plained that the many unwritten conventions of the British Constitu- tion are also recognized in our own and that "what we have in the British North America Act is a written delimitation of the respec- tive powerg of the Dominion and Provincial Governments, and an ¢n- actment of the terms of the Con- federation Agreement. The British North America Act simply divides the sovereign powers of the State between the provincial! and the cen- tral authorities." That is one explanation for the fact that Britain, whose practises we follow in so many respects, is the model in constitutional prac- tice, for a large part of the world. Precedents, customs, and usages of centuries, modified, amended and buttressed as need is shown, have many peers as it chooses, and thus made a constitution at once flexible and sound. : HIG . Er -- "It is a far, far better thing I do, than I have ~ ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known." Why Britain Decides Free as Canada is, it has been content with the system that the Fathers of Confederation built when they asked for and obtained from the British Sovereign and Parlia- ment the British North America Act. Thomas D'Arcy McGee, a statesman of Confederation days, quite frequently spoke of it as "our fundamental charter," which he pointed out could only be amended by the author- ity that made it. By this Aet the executive government of Can- ada is declared to be vested in the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, represented by the Governor-Gen- eral and Lieutenant-Governors of the provinces. The Governor-Gen- eral is, of course, advised by the Canadian Government of the day. Canada has never asked for the ab- olition of this system, and until it is changed such proposals as that relative to the Senate, must of ne- cessity be decided in the British Parligment. There were men in Westminster in the 60's when the Canadian Con- federation Act was under review, who foresaw that Cahada was like- ly to have political deadlocks with a Senate whose members were ap- pointed for life, and by the govern- ment ol the day. Instances of the trouble they anticipated are fami- liar to all Canadians. Curiously enough Canada is the only impor- tant self-governing country in the Empire where there is no adequate provision for the immediate break- ing of a deadlock between Upper and Lower Chambers. In the Other Dominions Australia's House of Represen- tatives is not in great danger of having its wishes blocked for long by an obstreperous Senate. The latter consists of thirty-six mem- bers "(six for each of the original states of the Commonwelath of Australia voting as one electorate), and they are chosen for six years, with arrangements made for re- newing the Senate to the extent of one-half every three years. But in the case of a prolonged deadlock with the Representatives, the Sems ate may be dissolved and an ene tirely new Senate elected. The franchise is the same for both Chambers, all adults having the vote, The Australian Senate has no power to amend or originate money bills. In the event of dis- | agreements there may be a joint session of both Houses and the Re- presentatives being at least twice as numerous, could easily outvote the | Senators, but the provision for. dis- | solution of the Senate is the best | guarantee that it will not battle | too hard against what is apparently the popular will in matters of legv islation. South Africa's Senate consists of 40 members, eight nominated by the Government and 32 elected, eight for each province. The Gov ernor-General - in - Counefl, which means the government, has the power to summon, porogue, and dissolve Parliament, and may act in this regard in respeet to both the Senate or the House of As- sembly (the popular Chamber cor- responding to our Commons), singly or simultaneously. The Sen- ate cannot originate money bills, and is greatly restricted in its power of amending them. There are arrangements for composing differences between the two Houses, but the power of dissolving either as vested in the Governor-General- in-Couneil is a strong last resort against a Senate that might be in- clined to show its teeth too freely against governmental measures. New Zealand recently made pro- vision for electing its Legislative Couneil, or Upper Chamber, which previously consisted of 39 members who hold their seats for seven years only, but are eligible for re- appointment. An enlarged mem= bership-was provided for and sitting, members were to hold office until) their terms had expired. * PRODUCE MARKETS GRAIN QUOTATIONS, Toronto. Toronto, Sept. 23. ~~ ManiMoba wheat--No. 1 northern, bay ports, $1.53; No. 2 northern, $1.49; No. 3, $1.46, c.if., bay ports. Standard recleaned screenings, f.0.b., bay ports, per ton, $22.50. Manitoba oats--No. 2 Cc.wW., 64 1-2¢; No. 3 C.W., 64c; extra No. 1 feed, 63 1-2¢; No. 1 feed, 64c; No. 2 feed, 59 1-4c. Ontario wheat--No. 2 winter, per car lot, $1.16 to $1.20 f.0.b.; No. 8, $1.14 to $1.18; No. 2 commercial, $1.11 to $1.15; shipping points ac- cording to frelights. Oats--Ontario, No. 3 white, 48c Milifeed--Bran, $27 per ton; shorts, $29 per ton; middlings, $36 per ton; feed flour, $2.05 bag. Barley--Malting, 78¢ to 82c. Rye--No. 2, 90¢ to-93c. Manitoba flour--First patent, $7.80, Toronto; second patent, $7.30, Toronto. Flour--Ontario, $5.75, bags, Montreal, $5.75, bulk, seaboard, $5.50. Peas--No. 2, not quoted. * Hay--No. 2 track, Toronto, §14; No. 3; $12.50. Straw--Car lots, $9.50. American corn--No. '2 yellow, $1.37, track, Toronto. in jute Toropto; . Montreal. Montreal, Sept. 23.--OQats, Cana- dian Western, No. 2, 69¢; do., No. 3, 68c; extra No. 1 feed, 66 1-2¢; No. 2 local white, 66¢. Flour, Mani- firsts, 1-2¢; No. 3 western 47 8-4 to 48- 1-2¢; No. 4 western 46c. 'Wheat, No. 3 red $1.35 3-4; No. 4 hard $1.35. 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Phone 155 & I TNAMS i 'What percentage you add each year? ~ --by Long Distance In the last ten years the in- crease in the number of tele- | phones in Ontario and Quebec has been over 115 per cent. Each year, therefore, subsecrib- ers receive a bonus of 11% more opportunities for possible sales by Local and Long Distance telephone. Er The large #nd rapi ing market is apidly more and more profitable to those merchants who cultivate it sys- Are you adding 11% more customers each year? Wouldn't it pay you to make an organized effort to sll by telephone? UPTOWN OFFICE: McGALL'S CIGAR STORE. PHONE 811, topa. Spring wheat patents, § $8; do., seconds, $7.50; strong 3 Em bakers', $7.30; Winter patents, choice, $6 to $6.10. Rolled oats, bag of 90 lps, $3.55 to $3.65. Bran, $27.25. Shorts, $29.26, Middlings, $35.25. to 50ec. . rn Winnipeg. Winnipeg, Sept. 23.--Wheat--No. 1 northern $1.42 7-8; No. 2 north- ern $1.39 7-8; No. 8 northern $1.37 7-8; No. 4 $1.29 3-8; No. 5, $1.19 3-8; No. 6, $1.11 3-8; feed, $1.06 3-8; track $1.40 3-8. Oats--No. 2 C.W., 59 8-8¢; No. 3 CW. 58 3-8¢c; ex-No. 1 feed 58- 3-8¢c; No. 1 feed 57 1-8¢; No. 2 feed 54 7-8c; rejected 60 5-8¢; track 59 1-8e. Barley--No. 3 C.'W. 90 1-2¢; No. 4 CW. 88 1-4c; rejected 85 1-4c; feed 84 8-4c; track 89 3-4c. Rye--No. 1 CW. $1.02 track $1.02 5-8c. Flax--No. 1 N.W. $2.19; No. 2 C.W. $2.11; No. 3, C.W., $1.74; re- jected $1.74; track $2.09. Our Suggestion -- Act Quickly ~~ "a We believe the new Dominion of Canada twenty-year 44% Bonds offer sa desirable investment opporturity. We com- ' mend them to the immediate consideration of all investors. With but $50,000,000 of new twenty-year bonds available and about $107,000,000 of Victory Bonds maturing November 1st next, the d d for new bonds will probably For this reason, whether you desire to | invest new money, or to tender 1924 maturity, / Victory Bonds in payment, we urge prompt action. It would be advisable to send orders by telegraph or long distance telephone (collect). The price is 97 and interest, yield- ing 4.78%. : Your instructions will receive our very prompt and careful attention. 3-8; } ~ Chicago. Chicago, Sept. 23.--Corn--No. 2 mixed $1.16 1-2 to $1.16 3-4; No. 8 mixed $1.16 to $1.15 1-2; No. 6 mixed $1.12 1-2 to $1.12 3-4; No. 2 yellow $1.15 to $1.17; No. 3 yel- fow $1.15 to $1.16; No. 4 yellow $1.15; No. 5 yellow $1.13; No. 4 western $1.16 1-2; No. 3 western $1.16 1-2; No. 4 western $1.14 1-2. Oats, No. 2 western 50 to §0- increas- ¥ A. J. EVANS, .. 36 King Street West, Telephone Main 4280. - Woed, Gundy & Company : C4 a fa a