The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-10
sherman Predicts an Extra
Tariff Session.
MORE REVENUE MUST BE PROVIDED
The Dingley Bill May Be Taken Up
Before March..WOuld Add S4O,.
100000 to Receipts..WOOl Seized.
ule Among the Most Important 10
BE Corrected. Financial Legisla.
tiOn Not Urgent.

Inat ne IOreSeeS pTotIlpt IesuitS ia tAS
way of legislation from the Mckinley
administration is evident from the
views he has expressed regarding the
Ffty-fifth congress, to a correspondent
of the Philadelphia Press. Senator
Sherman said:
An extra session of the Fifty-fifth
congress will be convened by President
Mckinley shortly after the 4th of next
March, and the revenue question VIII
be taken up and legislation passed that
will provide ample receipts for the
needs of the government, and give a
reasonable protection to American
industry
Along what lines will the proposed
tariff revision be conducted? Senator
Sherman was asked.
There will be. in my opinion, gen.
eral revision of the present tariff law,
he replied. "The Wilson tariff law. as it
is known. is full of incongruities. ine-
qualities and injustices. There Is
scarcely schedule In the whole law
that does not need correction. This
does not necessarily mean higher
rates of duties, but there should be an
adjustment of the rates 50 as to do
justice TO all the articles embraced
in the bill.
THE bill was admittedly incomplete
and full of blunders when 1t became a
law. The ad valorem system Of duties
is repugnant to Republican principles
and, of course that feature of the pres
ent law will be corrected. The rates of
duty should he so fixed as to provide
all the revenue needed for the proper
conduct of the Government. and also
to afford reasonable protection to
those American industries that come
In competition with foreign institu-
tions." Mr.. Sherman placed particular
emphasis on the word reasonable"
RECIPROCITY.
I'm your opinion. will the reciprocity
feature of the Mckinley law be re-
stored in the bill to be prepared in the
next congress-"
Il would not make 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 tendency to re-
duce the revenues of the government
and to some extent brought that law
into disrepute. There are certain fea-
lures of the present law that demand
immediate attention. and will form
special features i'm 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 duty on their products the wool
grower in all justice should receive
equal protection. There should be an
adequate specific duty placed upon raw
WOOL"
Mr.. Sherman was then asked as to
the probability of revenue duties being
placed upon tea and coffee and upon
sugar, but he declined to express an
opinion with regard to these articles.
except to say that IL the senate was in
the same mind that 1t was last winter
the proposition to place a tariff upon
these articles would not meet with sup
port.
will congress at its extra session
undertake any financial legislation"
Senator Sherman was asked. 81 think
not " he said. There is no need of
financial legislation. The people of the
country have just decided by a tre-
mendous popular majority that
change in our financial policy Is not de-
sired. We have rAnty of money and
plenty of gold In the treasury, and /
do not think that congress is called to
take up the consideration Of any radi-
cal change in our present financial sys-
tenn"
POSSIBLY THE DINGLEY BILL.
w III De any attempt tnt
coming session of the present congress
to pass revenue measure?" the sena-
tor was next asked.
Yes. undoubtedly there will be-" he
replied. II think that very shortly after
the conceiving Of congress In December
We will make an effort to pass the Ding
ley revenue bill, which was blocked last
session BY the opposition Of several Re-
publican silver senator's. The bill pro-
poses only temporary relief. but is nom
partisan In its propositions, and would
| believe, produce sufficient revenue
to meet the current expenses Of the
government"
Have you the assurance that the OPP
position of the silver senators to the
Dingley bill will be removed?"
NO, we have no assurance on that
point whatever" replied the senator.
"Of course. II the five silver senator's
who blocked the passage of the bill last
session maintain their opposition there
will be no chance of getting 1t through.
If, however, the Republicans should all
support the bill, its passage Is assured.
Much of the opposition of these sena-
tors last winter was. I think. for the
purpose Of forcing the free coinage of
silver as an issue In the campaign. The
campaign and election are now passed,
determined in preventing the passage
of the bill.
DEPENDS ON SILVERITES.
The opinion of Senator Sherman that
an attempt will be made at the ap-
preaching session of the present con-
gress to pass the Dingley revenue bill
is shared In by most of the Republican
leaders. This bill can be called up at
any time If there are votes enough to
do so. And il depends entirely upon the
attitude of the five Republican silver
senators whose stubbornness last winter
prevented the consideration of the
measure.
The Dingley bill was prepared as a
measure Of immediate relief for the
treasury department. Its necessity at
the time of its passage in the house,
December 26 of last year, was empha-
sized by the fact that up to that time
from the first day Of July, 1893, there
had been a deficit in the receipts of the
treasury of $132. 100000.
What is known as the Dingley re-
venue bill passed the house on the 26th
of last December by a vote of 227 to 81.
1t provides fon duty of 6 Clio cents
per pound uR6 raw wool, 32 per cent.
upon carpet w6Ols or about cents per
pound; 60 per cent. of the Mckinley
rates upon the manufacturers of wool,
GO per cent. of the Mckinley rates upon
certain classes Of lumber and a hOri-
zontal increase of 15 per cent. upon all
the other schedules in the present tar
IN law except the sugar schedule, which
is left untouched.
AS explained by Mr.. Dingley at the
time of the passage Of the bill, its pro-
visions If made into law would increase
the revenues of the government some
s4O.00O,00O annually. or enough to meet
the needs of the government. In the
senate the finance committee added to
the bill provision for the free coinage
of silver which effectually stopped its
passage In that body.
STUCK Ills PICK IN GOLD,
Rich Accidental DiscOverv Of Gold