Show REPUBLICANS ABANDON it L RECLAMATION r f Senate Republican leaders at a se series series series se- se ries of conferences devoted to consideration consideration consideration con con- of the legislative program which conferences culminated in a dinner given in Washington by Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Lodge of Massachusetts the Re- Re leader have decided to abandon reclamation legislation as a apart apart apart part of the program this session Not only are these leaders unwilling that the senate shall pass the Smith Smith- McNary bill as a separate measure but it is reported by senators attending attending attending at at- tending the Lodge dinner that no reclamation amendment Is la to be tacked on to the soldier bonus bill bm Senator Borah of Idaho though not I at the Lodge dinner evidently Is informed In Informed In- In formed as to what transpired for in 1 his speech in the senate later condemning condemning condemning con con- some features of ot the program program pro pro- gram he lie wound up by the leaders for giving their support to toa toa toa a loan to Liberia at a time when reclamation projects in the west are being starved for want of sufficient funds to carry them to completion and no relief whatever for this purely purely pure puro- ly constructive American undertaking ing is to be forthcoming The house virtually concluded Its legislative work before It recessed and It Is understood that body will not set a part time for the Smith Smith- McNary bill when It reconvenes August 15 but will willI confine its work then to acting on the tariff and bonus bill conference reports If the senate senate sen sen- ate refuses to adopt a reclamation amendment to the bonus bill but follows the recommendation of the finance committee there will be only only only on on- ly the slightest chance of pf retaining the original reclamation provision Inserted by the house In fact western western western west west- ern senators freely say that if the senate rejects a reclamation amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment to the bonus bill there will be beno beno beno no chance of saving the house pro pro- vision |