The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-04-13
SMITH-M' NARY BILL
BEING DISCUSSED
PERSONAL CANVASS OF ALL MEM.
TO BE MADE BY CONGRESS-
MEN FROM WEST
Idaho Representative Is Chairman o.
Committee TO Work For Reelama-
ton; Work Of Canvass of
House to Start This Week

Washington, ID. CA personal can.
vass will be made of all members OF
the house of representatives, begin
ming this week. with view OF ac-
Quainting them with the provisions and
the importance of the Smth-McNary
bill, in the hope that such campaign
Of education may develop sufficient
Interest gener lily In the bill to lnsure
Its passage this session. Determine.
ton upon this plan was reached Sat.
urday nj dinner attended by mos,
congressman from the west, and by
some from the south, the dinner hav-
ing been arranged to agree upon some
plan for popping" up the campaign
for the new reclamation bill.
Representative French of Idaho wal
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 VIII be Congressman
Cotton and LeatherwOod of Utah,
French and Smith Of Idaho, Mccormick
and Riddick of Montana and twenty
one others. Representative Mlndell
OF Wyoming, by reason Of his position
as house floor leader, will not serve
with the committee.
Representative French Sunday as
signed to each member Of his com.
mlttee 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-
loved. Mr. French says, when the
western members organized and nut
through the twenty-year extension hill.
End the plan was 81 successful that
Inc conference Saturday night agreed
to resort to the same tactics again.
In the meeting Saturday night, there
vas some difference OF opinion as 10
whether the BIN should be pressed I'm
the house now or await action by the
senate. Sme members thought the
III would he 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 wns
stated M definite plans have yet been
made to bring this Hill up for consld-
Grafton I'm tie senate. II wns also
realIZed that II the hlll did not re'
~ In the senate before dehate starts
on the tariff bin II may be long de.
ayed in the upper branch Of congress-
Furthermore, sentiment Is develop
lng IN the hnuse in faw1r OF series
Of reccsses beginning early I'm Mn~
after the appropriation bills hive nj
been passed by q az BODY, ana II that
plan is followed, II Will he necessary
TO get n vote on the Smlth.McNar,
biz before the recess starts, or II may
he impossible to get II 10 a vote this
session.
Western members who attended tho
conference recognized that II will ho
no easy task 10 get so important hll'
passed at time when the treasury f.
empty; when taxes are falling short
Of expectations, and when the fiscal
situation is - unsatisfactory. But
they believe that an educational Gem
palrn. personally and perslstent'y ron
Quoted, will get sufficient votes IN time
They expect the canvass Of the house
may require several weeks.