The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-11-18

In an interview in the Philadelphia
Press Senator John Sherman is quoted
as saying:
-es.Aaa extra session OF sae FH;f;:y-Gftth
Congress will be convened by Presi-
dent Mckinley shortly after the 4th
of next March, and the revenue ques
ton will be taken up and legislation
passed that will provide ample receipts
for the needs of the government, and
give reasonable protection to .Amerl.
can industry"
He is quoted further as saying that:
There will be, in my opinion, gen.
eral revision Of the present tariff law.
The Wilson tariff law, as it is known,
is full of incongruities, inequalities and
injusticies. There is scarcely sched-
ule in the whole law that does not de-
mand correction. This does not nee
essarily mean higher rates of duties,
but there should be an adjustment of
the rates so as to do justice to all the
articles embraced in the bill.
The bill was admittedly incomplete
and full of blunders when it became a
law. The ad valorem system of duties
is repugnant to Republican principles,
and, OF course, that feature of the
present law will be corrected. The
rates of duty should be so fixed as to
provide all the revenue needed for the
proper conduct of the government,
and also to afford a reasonable protec-
ton to those American industries that
come in competition with foreign
institutions. Mr.. Sherman placed
particular emphasis on the word 'rea-
sonable."
The Senator was asked: "In your
opinion. will Inc reciprocity feature Of
the Mckinley law be restored in the
bill to be prepared in the next Con-
gres2'
II would not make a positive state
ment with regard to that" said the
Senator. 1T must be remembered,
however, that the reciprocity clauses
in the law of 1890 had a tendency to
reduce the revenues Of the govern
ment, and to some extent brought that
law into disrepute. There are certain
features of the present law that de-
mand immediate attention, and will
form special features in the new law.
"One is the article of wool, now on
the free list. AS long as the manufac-
turers of woolen goods are protected
by a duty on their products the wool
grower in all justice should receive
equal protection. There should bean
adequate specific duty placed upon
raw WOOL"
will Congress at its next session
undertake any financial legislation!'
Senator Sherman was asked. Il
think not" he said. "There is no
need of financial legislation. The
people OF the country have just decid-
ed by tremendous popular majority
that change in our financial policy
is not desired We have plenty Of
money and plenty of gold in the
treasury, and l do not think that
Congress is called to take up the con-
s:deration Of any radical change in
our present financial system. "
"Will there be any attempt at the
coming session OF the present Congress
to pass a revenue measure The Sen
ator was next asked.
Eyes, undoubtedly there will be, :"
he replied. Il think that very short
ly after the convening of Congress in
December we will make an effort TO
pass the Dingley revenue bill, which
was blocked last session by the oppo-
sition of several Republican silver
Senators. This bill proposes only
temporary relief, but is nonpartisan
in its propositions, and would, ! be.
lieye, produce a sufficient revenue 10
meet the current expenses of the gov
ernment.