Show Senator Watkins Forecasts Early Action fiction on Zinc Lead-Zinc Tariff Hearing Senator Arthur V V. V Watkins Tuesday wired The Park Record nee Rec ord as at follows follow Am advised by Senator Harry HarryF F F. F Byrd 0 D. D Va Vs that Senate Finance Committee of which he heI heIs I Is II chairman will hold hearings hearing Monday at 10 am a.m. upon proposed proposed pro posed pOled lead zinc tariff legislation legisla legisla- legislation tion S 2376 2316 of the range long-range minerals mineral program I have Introduced two bills bill designed to carry out the Administration Administration Ad Ad- ministration minerals mineral program Expect Interior Secretary Fred A A. A Seaton will be among those thou to testify Monday Have Hava also allO requested Senate Interior Committee Com Com- Committee to schedule hearing on my second bill 3 S 2379 2375 This means mean that within next two weeks week both Senate and House Houle committee members member will actively study this Legislative program and It appears appear action on this range long minerals minerai leg legislation Illation will b be possible fal fall I House Ways Way and Means Mean committee committee committee com com- will conduct hearings I August first second on a House lead zinc tariff bill The companion com oom panion measures measure are designed to aid members member of the Industry and the thousands thousand of their em em- who face distressed condition con con- Bills BUI provide pro for Imposition of Import taxes when lead and zinc prices decline below mint minI mum levels levell It I is II our Job hereto here hereto to make committee members member fully realize seriousness of this problem In our minerals minerals ing states state and paramount paramount n need ed for quick action If we are tC to save lave these peoples people and firms firm Fortunately Senators Senator Bennett and Malone two of the cosponsors co span sort sors are members member of Finance Committee I I have made several leveral speeches before Senate pointing up need for ready action and have hive conferred conferred conferred con con- with President Eisenhower Ellen Elsen hower Secretary Seaton and Congressional leader leaders of both parties partin In Interests Interest of prompt bipartisan action r J JARTHUR ARTHUR F. F WATKINS U U. U 8 3 S. Senator |