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Show i General Agreement for Bonus Reached WASHINGTON, Jan 7. A general agreement for the enactment of a bonus bill for former service men early In the present session of congress, con-gress, it was Indicated, had ben reached at the conclusion of a White House dinner conference tonight between President Harding and a number of senators, representatives and members of the cablne . The plan contemplates, It was understood, that the cost of the bonus will be defrayed, if possible, from recipts from the allied debt to the UnltPd States. If theso are not sufficient, it was said, it was tentatively suggested that a sales tax might be supported by the administration. It was Indicated that President Harding would call on other reprcsen tatives and senators later to give a broader scope to the discussions. The bonus bill, it was said, would probably be brought up in the senate in the very near future as a result of the negotiations tonight |