Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-22
RESOLUTION FUR SUSPENSION
 IF ASSESSMENT WORK: TARIFF
 LEGISLATION; EIGHT HOUR DAY

The joint resolution that has been introduced in the senate by Santor Bursum, of New Mexico. for the sus- pension of assessment work on min ing claims during the years l92f-22. follows:
 gro suspend the requirements of an nual assessment work on mining claims during the years 1921 and 1922"
 That the provisions of section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the U. S. which required on each mining claim located and until patent has been issued therefor. not less than $l00 worth of labor to be performed. or improvements aggregating such amount to be made each year, be. and the same is hereby suspended as to all mining claims in the United States including Alaska. during the calendar years 1921 and 1922. Provided. That every claimant of any such mining claim, in order to obtain the benefits of this resolution, shall file or cause to be filed in the office where the To- cation notice or certificate is recorded on or before December 31. 1921. mo- tice of his desire to hold said mining claims under this resolution
 It is Senator Bursum's purpose to ask that this be revised in the Sen ate Mines Committee so that annual assessment work for 1920 which has now simply been postponed until July l. 1921. will be waived for the year 1921, and in addition theretol that assessment work for 1921 whl be waived. This proposed bill vitally af- fleets your mining holdings The pur- pose of the bill is to furnish this re- lief to the needy portions of the min ing industry. at this time of industrial stress.
 The title and number of the Bill is s. J. Res 32. A limited number of copies will be available for distribu- tion in few days. Address Secretary Arizona Chapter, A. M. C., Bisbee. Arizona.
 lt has been reported that A. B. Fall. secretary of the interior, has declared himself unalterably opposed to the pas sage of this bill. and that both Senator Ashurst and Congressman Hayden. of Arizona, have given it as their opinion that there is small hope that it will eyer be enacted into law.
 TARIFF LEGISLATION:
 The Senate passed the Emergency Tariff Bill with the anti-dumping and valuation clauses. Its approval by the President is expected The House Ways and Means Committee will soon report the permanent tariff bill. Mid continent oil producers have petition ed the Ways and Means Committee to include in permanent tariff regulations an import duty of $50 per barrel on crude oil. This would be a blow to Arizona mines and smelters and other power producers using oil. as Arizona produces no oil and the price to, the consumer is regulated to a great ex- tent by the price of oil from Mexico With Mexico eliminated as a competi- tor would tend to increase the burden on Arizona consumers.
 THE AMERICAN ZINC INSTITUTE .---FAvoRS ZINC COINS:
 The American Zine Institute at it's convention this week in St. Louis. adopted resolutions favoring the coin age of 2k cent zinc pieces.
 MINERAL MINING STUDIES:
 The University of Alabama con tributed $75.0 for astudy of problems peculiar to the mineral industry in Southern States. relating particularly to iron and steel. coal. coke, non-ma- tallic minerals and by-products. Tn cooperation with the University of Arizona. the bureau is studying prob lens in connection with the mining and, ,smelting of low grade copper ores or the Southwest, particular attention being paid to sulphus dioxide leach ing of low-grade copper ores and the precipitation of copper from sulphate