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Show HARDING PROMISES RECLAMATION AID WASHINGTON. April 20. Promise wa-s made yesterday by President Harding to a delegation of western Republican Re-publican senators, and representatives who called upon him in behalf of th Smlth-McNary bill, that ho would at once actively interest himself In that measure, and confer with leaders in both branches of congress to got their view as to the advislbllity as well m tbe possibility of putting through this legislation at tho presont session. The delegation bad called to urge the president to put the brand of th administration on this bill and to place th full strength of the administration back of it to Insure Its enactment into j law before the. present session adjourns. ad-journs. Tho conference, which lasted half an hour, again disclosed the president's presi-dent's personal interest in tho plan of the reclKmation extension, not only ns to arid lands, but as to overflow I and . utover lands, but the attitude of tho president was not exactly whut bll callers had wished for Rathe. I it lioworl the pronldont taking the' mm attitude on this bill as on th: soldier bonua. Ho wants the administration to be1 In accord with congress wlie the flKlu starts, and he wants to grt the I Views of tho party lenders In senate! and house before committing the ad-i ministration to a definite legislative program In other words, he wants the views of the recognized partv ead- 172 n IeJflKlat'on hotor" he brands Hie bill as mi administration mess- hIfHM?j!r! In '-ongress believe tv keoH k f n b and should be passed before adjournment then thai ,Tr;5 T' 1 hV, the operation o the administration, that 1. to aV Jf -00 - |