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Show SENATOR 8 MOOT'S RURAL HOME BILL PASSED BY SENATE Washington, April 6. senator Reed Smoot's bill designed to give persons an opportunity to acquire rural homes was passed today by the senate and sent to the house. Under Its provisions provi-sions the secretary of the interior would be authorized to develop, through the reclamation service, privately pri-vately owned lands at the expense of the owner and dispose of them in farms "in such manner and upon such terms as to him shall be deemed most feasible and practicable." i |