Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1911 — COTTON SCHEDULE IS CUT [ARTICLE]

COTTON SCHEDULE IS CUT

House Passes Revision Bill Which Reduces Tariff One-Half. Washington, Aug. 4.—The Democratic cotton revision bill which just about cuts the cotton rates of the present tariff law in half, was passed in the house by a vote of 202 to 91. Twen-ty-six Republicans, Representaive Aiken of New York, whojs unclassed politically, and Representative Berger, the Socialist, helped to jam the measure through. The debate on the cotton bill was the liveliest that has taken place in the house this session. In their attacks the Republicans showed great bitterness, paying their respects particularly to the “caucus system,” by which the Democrats have pushed their tariff bill through the house without a change.