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Show SilTHf iRI BILL BEKCUSSED PERSONAL CANVACS OF ALL MEM. TO BE MADE DY CONGRESS- MEN FROM WEST Idaho Representative Is Chairman o' Committee to Work For Reclamation; Reclama-tion; Work of Canvass of, House to Start This Week Washington., D. C A poionnl canvass can-vass will bo nmdu of all members of the houso of represenjntlvos, beginning begin-ning this week, with n vlow of acquainting ac-quainting thorn with the provisons and thu .Importance of the Snilth-McNary bill, In tho hope thnt Mich n campaign of odiicatl hi may develop sufficient Interest goner, lly in tho bill to Injure Its piiRsngo this session. Dotormluif t:on upm this plan was ronchod Saturday Sat-urday nt n dlnnor nttended by most congroismon from tho west, nnd by some from the south, tho dinner having hav-ing been nrrnngod to ngree upon somo plan flar "pepping" up tho campaign for the new roclomntion bill. , Bopresentntivo French of Idaho wa innde chairman of the "booster" com mlttoe of twonty-soven moinbors of congress, nil from tho west nnd south, and this committee will direct tho cnmpnlgii of education. Serving on this commlttoo will be CongrosBiiion Colton nnd Lenthorwood of Utah, French nnd Smith of Idaho, McConnlck and Itlddlck of Mnntnnn and twenty-one twenty-one others. Ileproscntatlvo Muidell of Wyoming, by reason of his position ns houso floor leudor, will not Bono with the committee. Bepresentntlve French Sundny ns-signed ns-signed to each member of his com-inltteo- n llt.t of from fifteen to twenty twen-ty members to ho Interviewed, thuro by embracing the full membership of tho house, and he anys stops will bo taken nt once to get tho canvass under un-der way. This same plan wns fol-lo-"d. Mr. French says, whon the vctorn members organized nnd put tl.rugh tho twenty-year extension bill, md the plnn wns bi successful that 'he conforonce Saturday night ngreod to resort to the snmo tnctles ngnln. In tho meeting Saturday night, thero "n8 somo difference of opinion ns to ' lipfhor tho bill should be pressed In tho houso now or nwnlt action by, tho s"iint. S mo members thought ' the ' III would ho In hotter standing If It should pass the renote before boing brought gonernlly to tho attention of hoiiRc members; but tho prevailing Keiitlnieiit was favor of going nhend In the house, Irrespective of whnt the senate may do, especially ns It war stilted ni definite plons hnvp yet boo" mnde to bring this hill up for cons'd-rrutloii cons'd-rrutloii In tho sonnK It wns alio ronllzod that If tho bill did not vv up In (bo sonnte before debate stints on the tariff bill If mny ho long de-laved de-laved In the upper branch of congress Furthermore, sPiitlinont Is devrlop lug In tho lmuro In fnvnr of n soHe? of recesses beginning early In Mi-nftor Mi-nftor the impropriation hills lmvo nP Von pawed by t' at bodv, nnd If tlmt plan Is followed, It will ho no"esnr to ret n vntp on the Smlth-MeXnr bill boforo the recess stnit', or It mn.i bo Impossible to get It to n voto this scsloii. Wos'orn inoinhers who nttndod th conference recognized that It will b-no b-no ensy tnsk to got so Important n hi)' passed nt a time whon the treasury I empty; 'who'i tnxos are falling short of expectations, nnd when the flsosi Munition Is m unsatlsfnrtory. Bui they hollovo thnt on educational cam piilirn, personally nnd perslstontiy con ducted, will got sufficient vote3 In timo Tho.v expect the canvass of the house may requlro sevoral weeks. |