Show MINE AND OL OIL BILLS i NUMEROUS IN CONGRESS l Many Important tant Measures Go Over Until Next Regular Session Of or Chief Interest r st to the mining Industry industry Indus Indus- tr try during the last lal se session lon of ot congress H was the war wr minerals relief rele bill bi d designed to permit claimants to appeal thel their cases Ces from toni tho war wr minerals of ot tho the Interior department to the court of or claims of tho supreme court This bill hi w wnM wais passed by II the senate ente and Is now pending In tho house on report from the mn s I committee A bill bi b by Representative Oldfield Oldfield Old- Old field of Arkansas to tho war minerals min mm- I eral relief act designed to accomplish the same caine purpose In a different wa way Is J I p pending In the house committee R Representative Mcadden of Pennsylvania Pennsyl vania vanla Introduced a bill bi to protect the the- themon mon monetary tuy cold gold reserves through an ex- ex on gold used In tho the arts In a n premium rite pre te- te on newly mined gold old hearings on which were held hel by the house houle ways way and means mens committee Tho The status of ot this bill hi Is strengthened b by tho the fact tact that Mr McFadden Mc- Mc fc- fc I-adden I has his since become chairman of at the banking and currency committee Greater consideration Uon for or the tho mining mInim Industry In the government was proposed by Senator H Henderson of or Nevada Nevada In a bill bl to create a division of or mines mince und and geology In tho the Interior department with an assistant secretary of or tho the Interior In char charge e. e consolidating all an mining tC ties Creation Creaton of or an Alaskan development development development develop develop- ment board to supervise development of or Alaska was also aleo proposed by Senator New of Indiana Representative Darrow Da- Da Darow Dar Dar- row of or Pennsylvania presented a 0 bill bi for lor foran foran loran an exhibition of mining and other products prod prod- In Philadelphia In 1926 celebrating the anniversary of or the tho signing o othe ol of the tho Declaration of or Independence A special special special cial committee of or tho the senate nato foreign re to- to lations submitted a 8 report of or Investigations lions conducted as to depredations against American mining Interests In Mexico and recommended that steps betaken bo be taken for tor their protection but no action acton was had thereon theron Bills Introduced to relieve rele f mIners miners min mm- ers In the tho United St States te and Alaska Alaka from assessment work In 1920 1320 but were not favorably considered In the tho absence of compelling re reasons A bill bi I to permit mining on Indian reservations remained on In committee In InI Increased Increased In- In creased appropriations were given the In Interior in- in tenor department especially for Its Is geological geo geo- I logical survey sur cy and bureau of mines activities Including IncludInG funds for lor two now new min mm- In ing e experiment t stations stator Senator Henderson Henderon of or Nevada Nevada Introduced Intro Intro- but ut no action was waa taken a a bill bi providing for loans of o 87 cents per ounce on silver bullion bulon at at 4 per cen cent t Interest for Cor ten years cars The Tho senate finance committee reported report report- ed bills bis previously passed by hy th tho house providing tariff duties dute on tungsten and zinc Effort was m made de to PU pass the these e bi bills on se eral occasions but pressure of other business prevented prevent d a vote volo being r reached Pend Pending In tariff bills bis bisIn In th tho ways ys and means mean committee of the house hous are Arc on antimony barytes bartes chrome chrom graphite manganese n S mercury mercur molybdenum num nur pyrites and potash Bills Bia arc Iro In process of or preparation and will wi bo be probably ably Introduced next session on mica tin Un and ana lead led Tho ho house hous committee on banking and currency held hel hen hearings rIngs on the McFadden I Ibl bill bl to prohibit tho the destruction of oC gold old I and silver coin Congress abolished thc the In nine nine- cities clUe and transferred trans erred ored their functions to federal reserve resene banks mints and assay sa offices Oil 01 was also the te topic of much consideration consideration consid consid- due duo to tho the shortage horbe and high prices of products product In response to toa toa ton a n house re resolution the tho federal trade commission com corn mission submitted a report to the effect that Increased ed prices were not due ue to combinations in restraint of or trade and and I recommended encouragement to explorers In Corel foreign oil 01 fields Senator Phelan of California Introduced a n bill bi creating a n government nt oil al corporation to develop oh oil oilIn 01 In tor foreign fields and Secretary of or Interior Interior Inte late nor Payne favorably reported on it 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I recommending recommending rec rec- cooperation between the tho govI government government gov gov- and business In oil 01 development I The president submitted a report treatIng treating treat- treat Ing of or discriminations b by foreign countries countries countries coun coun- tries against Americans in oil 01 development development development develop develop- ment ment pointing out that these thes discriminations applied to of all al countrIes countries countries coun coun- tries and otto Aro not aimed directly at nt Americans and describing aUvle activities oCI of oC the state department In tn seeking protection protection I countries tion on of or rights of or Americans In foreign torce-n torce |