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Show URGES SENATORS I TO BUSHIASURES 'RECIDENT WIL80N ANXIOUS FOR f ACTION ON HIS ENTIRE LEG- I I8LATIVE PROGRAM. j To Impress Upon Democratic Leaden His Views, President Calls Upon Senators and Discusses the Clogged Calendar. 4 Washington. Members of the sen-ato sen-ato steeling committee were earnestly urged by Pres'dent Wilson on Friday Fri-day to get Into lively action on administration admin-istration legislative measutas so that the entire program of reforms advocated advo-cated by the president when he entered en-tered the White House might be on the statute books by March 4. To Impress upon the Democratic leaders his views, the president made another trip to the senate office building build-ing and discussed the clogged legislative legisla-tive calendar with Senators Kern, Williams, Thomas, Reed, James and Chamberlain for more than two hours. lie made It clear that he was anxious for act'on on all inc. ire , he outlined at the beginning of the sesslcn, including in-cluding railroad labor leKlslatlon as the paramount Issue, water power and other conservation bills, a corrupt practice measure, the Webb colective foreign service agency measure, and the Porto Rlcan citizenship bill, to- f gether with the buj? appropriation bills and necessary revenue legislation. Admitting that this is a big undertaking under-taking In view of the fact that there are less than thirty-six legislative days remaining in the life of the Sixty-fourth congress, administration leaders are perturbed over the situation. |