Show R Rilling li g on Imports Expected Soon National Zinc Lead Policy So Sought g J The Tariff Commission q ia hed heda a r rumor mor its l ad recommends tion might not go to Ike before next lint summer lummer A high administration tion source said the decision would be forthcoming before the end of March Other high sources expressed confidence the com mission minion would recommend mail maxi mum mam relief under existing law Senator Dworshak of ot Idaho In Introduced a bill proving a sliding scale of Import quotas on lead and zinc with a per lb Ib minimum mini minimum mum price tor lead and 14 Vic c tor for zinc In general quarterly for tor would be limited to tons of ot lead and tons of ot zinc with provision fort fora running quota based on the difference differ el ence in mine production and industrial Industrial in consumption j iMore j i More Tariff Talk The Tariff Commission Is beginning be ginning an en esc escape pe clause Investigation investigation gation gatlon of ot the mercury industry Hearings will be announced later Rep ep Dawson of ot Utah asked the House Ways and Means Commit CommitS Committee tee to seriously consider his hla bill which incorporates the adminis- adminis trade act extension program pro gram with the added provision that Tariff Commission recommendations would go to Congress I i instead of to the President and would become effective within 60 I j days In absence ce of ot a majority vote j i against them in either house i President Eisenhower asked the 1 I I Tariff Commission to keep under I review until Dec 31 the escape clause case involving stainless steel table flatware as Japan has imposed a voluntary limita tion ot of shipments to the US U.S. of ot 55 million dozen doten annually Minerals Minerai Policy Polley Governor Clyde of ot Utah prepared pre pared testimony to be read for tor torI him by Governor Russell of ot Nevada Nev ada at current Senate Mining I Subcommittee hearings bearings on national national na minerals policy Yesterday I the mining industry was as represented I rented at the hearing by Julian JulianD D D D. Conover er executive vice president dent of ot Charles E. E Schwab chairman Emergency Zinc Lead Committee and Sam H. H Williston chairman A ICs IC's Strategic Minerals Min Mm In Committee The A C suggested sug aug a review review- of ot stockpiling goals with consideration given to i materials needed to rehabilitate areas In case of ot atomic attack imposition of ot adequate Import taxes taxes preferably preferably on a sliding scale with peril peru points of ot a lb Ib for tor copper for tor lead and l 1 sc c for tor zinc zinc and and import quotas where other means tall fall and ind amendment of ot the Dumping Anti Act Act to provide adequate J slon elon sion for tor greater gre-ater certainty speed and efficiency in administration and enforcement MJ Markets for March 13 says One official predicts that any new additions tt to the toy Commodity plan Interior Secretary Seaton sent to Congress last summer will willbe be termed crumbs by mining mining- state legislators I Stockpile ODY Director Gray told the I House Appropriations Committee co to 0 lead and zinc purchases for tor forthe forthe the national stockpile are contemplated contemplated con after atter June 30 Senator Mansfield of ot Montana 1 is soliciting for tor a bill covering an accelerated government stockpiling stockpiling stock tock piling program for tor zinc lead-zinc copper copper copper cop cop- per and manganese Senator Martin Martin Mar Mar- tin of Iowa and Rep Mills of Arkansas Introduced companion bills in Senate and House HouBe to extend ex ax- ext t tend nd the manganese purchase program to 1963 and increase purchase purchase pur pur- chase limits from the present 2 2 23 I to long ton tan units I |