Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-09
AN EXTRA SEES SION
Senator Sherman Thinks One Will Be Called
by President Mckinley.
He Thinks There Will BE n General
Tarfn Revision, but No Finan-
cial Legislation,

In an interview in the Philadelphia Press
Senator John Sherman is quoted as saving:
An extra session of the Fifty-fifth Con-
gress will be convened 10y President Nc
kinley shortly after the 4th of next March
and the revenue question will be taken up
and legislation passed that will provide am
pie receipts for the needs OF the govern
ment, aid give a reasonable protection TO
American industry"
General Tariff Revision.
He is quoted further as saving that.
There will be, in my opinion, a general
revision of the present tariff law The VIII
son tariff law, as II is known is full of in
congruities, inequalities and injustices
There Is scarcely 2 schedule in the whole
law that does not dema nd correction This
does not necessarily mean higher rates of
duties. but there should be an adjustment
of the rates so as to do justice to ali this
articles embraced in the bill.
The bill was admittedly incomplete and
full OF blunders when IL became law
The ad valorem system of duties is repug-
nant to republican principles, and, OF
course, that feature Of the present law will
be corrected. The rates of duty should be
so fixed as 10 provide all the revenue need
ed for the proper conduct of the govern
ment and also TO afford reasonable pro-
lection to those American Industries that
come in competition with foreign institd-
tlcnS. MI. SHERMAN placed particular
phasis on the word reasonable"
Reciprocity.
The Senator was asked: In your opinion,
will the reciprocity feat 1res Of the Nc
Kinley law pe restored i'm the bill TO be
prepared in the next Congress-
Il would not make a positive statement
with regard to that" said the Senator 1T
must be remembered. however, that the
reciprocity clauses In he la ff 4 a,
tendency 10 re.iuce the revenues OF the
government, and to some extent brought
that law into disrepute. There are certain
features of the present law that demand
inmediate 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 manufacturers of
wooden goods are protected by "A duty on
their products the wool grower in all jus
tce should receive equal protection. There
should be an adequate specific duty placed
upon raw wool
viii Congress at its next session under
take any financial legislation Senator
Sherman was asked. II think not he said.
There Is no need of financial legislation
The people of the country have Just decided
10y tremendous popular majority that a
change in our financial policy is not de-
sired. We have plenty of money and plenty
OF gold in the treasury. and 1 do not think
that Congress is called to take up the con-
stderation of any radical change in our
present financial system"
Possibly the DingIey Bill.
VIII there be any attempt at the COM
ing session of the present Congress to pass
a revenue measure?" the Senator was next
asked.
Yes, undoubtedly there will be-" he re-
piled. Il think that very shortly after the
converting of Congress I'm December we
will make an effort to pass the Dingley
revenue bill, which was blocked last ses-
sion by the opposition of several republican
silver Senators. This bill proposes only
temporary relief, but is non-partisan in its
propositions, and would, ] believe produce
suflcleit revenue to meet the current ex-
penses Of the government