The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-10
CONGRESSMAN
HANNA IS HOME
POPULAR N. o. REPRESENTATIVE
DECLARES THAT WHILE TARIFF
LAW is NOT PERFECT, IT WILL
PROVE OF GREAT BENEFIT TO.
THE COUNTRY.

Il am very glad. indeed. to be homt
again, having been away for over sis
months and am pleased to note the
splendid crop prospects which we have
In the northwest" wz=s the statement
made this morning by Congressman
Hanna. ''Since the latter part OF Feb
ruary have been In Washington con-
tinuously attending to my duties and
tamiliarizing myself with my work be-
fore the various departments.
Il for one, and I believe the coun-
try generally, is glad to have the tar
in question settled. he bill as passed
and signed 10y the president is not a
perfect bill, perhaps, and there are
changes that / would have liked 10
have seen made I'm it, but | believe
that upon the whole 1t is good bill
and that the country will readily ad-
just Itself to it. There have been re-
auctions in. the tariff on lumber, oil,
coal, iron ore, barb wire and many
OF the other things that are used here
in the northwest. The tariff has been
taken from hides, but to compensat a
us for any loss that we may sustain
by reason Of that. the tariff on naf-
ness, has been cut in two and the same
Is true OF boots, shoes and leather.
The tariff on barley wheat, oats and
flax are lef't as they were in the Ding
ley bill. The barley tariff is espe-
cially good for our state and means
that we will continue to get good
prices for that grain. / voted for the
conference report and for the bill as
felt that any conference report that
would be satisfactory to President
Taft and any bill that would be salts
factory to him were such that | could
support. President Taft feels that
under the bill he has the power to
appoint a tariff commission, and 1t
was the idea when l left Washington
That he would appoint three experts
as principals and such assistants as
they may need to make a study OF
the tariff question and to, from time
to, time, submit to him and he to the
congress of the United States their
findings upon various schedules. This
will be Of grea help in the future to
give congress proper and unbiased
data with which to formulate tariff
legislation. Congress appropriated
$4,000 for the purpose of providing
funds to set this tariff commission
machinery in motion. It has also been
the custom in the past for an importer
who was not satisfied with the finding
Of the custom officers to take his case
into the courts. and If necessary into
the supreme court of the United
States. The bill as passed provides
for customs court from whose de-
cision there shall be no appeal. This
will help TO expedite business and win
help to relieve the congestion of cases
In the supreme court OF the United
States.
I'm the senate, Senator McCumber
and Senator Johnson are both upon
important committees and in posi-
ton 10 do much for cur state. In
the house, Mr.. Gronna has the same
committee assignments as i'm the last
congress. AS for myself l have been
placed upon the committees on agri-
culture and on Indian affairs. These
committees deal with questions OF
vital Importance to the people OF
North Dakota and will enable me to
keep In touch with and help to for
mulate legislation upon subjects OF
especial interest to u.s."