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Show Senate io Eye Mine Aid Bill WASHINGTON, Oct. imi The metal mining Industry Thurs- j day may leant how the senate feels toward Its bid for federal help. The senate Is expected to take up a bill by Sen. O'Mahoney (D., Wyo.) and several other western senators which would allocate fed- j era) funds to help psy costs of exploration, development and conservation con-servation of domeatic base metal mines. Two successive congresses have considered legislation to give federal fed-eral aid to the ailing metal mining industry. Pres. Truman vetoed one .bill. Another was caught In a filibuster during the last hours of the last congress. Meets Most Objections The O'Mahoney bill Is an effort to meet the objections of the administration ad-ministration and still provide the assistance which spokesmen for the smaller lead, sine and copper mlnea demand. The bill Is not all ths mining Industry In-dustry would like, neither is It supported by all elements of the mining Industry, but sponsors ssy it represents ths best opportunity for ths Industry. It would authorize the allocation of federal funds to help finance exploration ex-ploration of known or promising deposits of "strategic" metala, provide pro-vide aid In development of promising prom-ising ore bodies, snd would permit per-mit the government to share In the cost of maintaining idle property of good value, which cannot be operated profitably at current prices. Objects ts Support The administration has objected 1 to any support for the mining industry in-dustry which would Include a profit for the operators O'Mahoney says his bill meets this objection. Also, the sdministration has objected ob-jected to s subsidy on mine production. pro-duction. Under the O'Mahoney bill the government would buy only the output of mlnea which were engaged In exploration and development de-velopment work. The bureau of minea estimates that more than 2000 mines, mostly in western states, would be eligible for the aid. |