Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-04-14
SM|TH-M' NARY BILL
BEING DISCUSSED
PERSONAL CANVASS OF ALL MEM.
TO BE MADE BY CONGRESS-
MEN FROM WEST
IDAHO Representative Is Chairman OF
Committee to Work For Reclama-
ton; Work OF Canvass Of
House H. Start This Week

Washington, ID. CA personal can
mss will be made of all members OF
the house of representatives, begin.
aing this week, with n view of &C.
luainting them with the provisions and
the Importance of the Smlth.McNary
bill, in the hope that such a campaign
Of education may develop sufficient
interest generally In the al to insure
its passage this session. Determine.
ton upon this plan was reached Sat.
urday Mt dinner attended by most
congressman from the west. and by
some from the south, the dinner hay
ing been arranged to agree upon some
plan nor popping up the campaign
for the new reclamation bill
Representative French Of Idaho wa,
made chairman OF the booster" com
mittee OF twenty-seven members OF
congress, all from the west and south,
and this committee will direct the
campaign of education. Serving on
this committee will be Congressman
Cotton and Leatherwood OF Utah.
French and Smith OF Idaho, Mccormick
and Rlddlck Of Montana and twenty.
one others. Representative Mondell
OF Wyoming. by reason of his position
MS house floor leader, will not serve
with the committee.
Representative French Sunday as
signed to each member of his com.
mittee n list OF from fifteen to TWEEN.
ty members to be interviewed. there
by embracing the full membership OF
the house. and he says steps will he
taken at once to get the canvass un.
der way. This same plan was fol
lowed. Mr. French says, when the
western members organized and nut
through the twenty.year extension bill.
and the plan was - successful tina,
the conference Saturday night agreed
to resort TO the same tactics again.
In the meeting Saturday night. there
was some difference OF opinion as 10
whether the bill should be pressed In
the house now or await action by the
senate. S,me members thought the
DILL would be In better standing II II
should pass the senate before being
brought generally to the attention OF
house members; but the prevailing
sentiment was favor of going ahead
In the house, Irrespective of what the
senate may do. especially as II was
stated no definite plans have yet been
made to bring this bill up for consId.
,eration In the SENATE. II was also
realized that II the bill did not get
up In the senate before debate starts
on the tariff bill II may be long de
layed In the upper branch OF congress
Furthermore. sentiment Is develop.
Ing In the house in favor of series
OF recesses beginning early in May
after the appropriation bills have all
been passed by that body, and II that
plan is followed. II will he necessary
10 get n vote on the Smith-McNary
hill before the recess starts, or II may
re impossible TO get II 10 vote This
session.
Western members who attended the
conference recognized that IL will he
no easy task to get so important bin
passed at time when the treasury Is
empty; when taxes are falling shor.
of expectations. and when the flsca
situation Is al unsatisfactory But
they believe that an educational cam
paign, personally and persstently con
Quoted. will get sufficient votes In time
They expect the canvass of the hous.
may require several weeks.