Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-10
BAILEY R0ARS AT
THE RIVERS BILL
Senator from Texas Insists that He
and Others Were Treated
Unfairly.
OVATION AWAITS JUDGE SMITH
Republicans Will Welcome Him Back
from His Victory.
JOHN F. LACY ON THE OUTCOME
Former Congressman from Sixth Iowa
Gives His Opinion.
MAURICE D. 0C0NNELL RESIGNS
Iowa Man who Has been solicitor
of the Treasury for Thirteen
Years Gives Over HIS
office.
Republicans Will Welcome Him Back
from His Victory.
JOHN F. LACY ON THE OUTCOME
Former Congressman from Sixth Iowa
Gives His Opinion.
MAURICE D. o'CoNNELL RESIGNS
CFrom a Sad correspondentl

(From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, June 9.-(Special Tee-
gram .)-Notwithstand the combined efforts
of Senators Bailey Beveridge and Burton
to send the rivers and harbor appropria-
tion bill back to conference with instruc-
tons to the senate conferees to have re-
stored in the bill certain provisions which
were knocked out In Joint conference the
senate refused, by a vote Of As to u, to
follow the lead of the senators indicated
and ratified the action OF the conferees.
Senator Bailey In his structures on the bill
was particularly severe against certain
army engineers who he said. knew n
more about a commercial proposition THAI
a goat. He said that Senator Burton had
been punished by the senate committee u.i
commerce by disseminating appropriate
for waterways commission and that ne
was to be still further punished because
ne had the temerity to criticize the meas
ure.
! Senator Bailey's assertion was indig-
| nantly denied by Senator Martin OF Vir-
glnia, who is minority member of the con-
| ference committee. II is expected that the
house will take up the conference report
on the bill tomorrow, now that the SEN
ate by an overwhelming vote has ratified
the action of It's conferees. Both Senators
Burkett and Brown voted for the confer
ence report, as did Senators Dolliver OF
Iowa and Gamble and Crawford OF South
| Dakota.
| Ovation for smith.
| TIE regular republicans Of the house are
preparing to give Judge Walter l. Smith Of
Council Bluffs a great ovation when he ap-
pears on the floor tomorrow. His friends
made a special effort to be present today
when the house assembled, rather expecting
Representative Smith would put in an APP
pearance. So enthusiastic are they over the
victory Of the Council Bluffs statesman
that 1t would not be surprising IL he should
be carried by some of his more athletic
admirers to the speakers rostrum and a
speech demanded. A rather healthy boom
! for Smith for the speakership has already
developed in the regulars camp, as few
expect Cannon to be candidate for re-
election, and the general popularity OF Mr..
Smith leads his friends to think he will be
the strongest candidate they can muster.
The progressive members from Iowa are
uncertain as to what their attitude on
Smiths candidacy will be, but 1t is thought
they will ultimately fall In line for him.
| Ex-Representative John F. Lacy of
| Iowa, one of many callers at the White
! House today, was pleased with the out
come of the republican primaries In Iowa.
! He has been one of the leaders OF stand
patters" in that state and for years. was
the bulls-eye for Cummins' marksmenl
I'VE have won great victory in Iowa"
he said, and we are now in a fair way
| to rid ourselves OF the domination Of
| United States senators who undertake to
dictate to the people Of the state from
| here. Advices are that we will control
six OF the eleven congressional districts
and the full control of the coming state
convention and state organization. That
ought to be sufficient tos how that Iowa
republicans do not care to be told from
Washington how they must do or what
they must say"
Maurice O'COnnelI Resigns.
Maurice d. O'Connell OF Iowa who has
been solicitor of treasury for the last
thirteen years has resigned President
Taft today, in a highly eulogistic letter.
accepted Mr. OConnells resignation which
bore date of June l. Mr.. OConnelrs
resignation is wholly voluntary and when
his term is up in October he will leave
with his wife for a trip TO the far east.
/ with object of joining his daughter, wife
Of Major Condor of the coast artillery in
the Philippines Mrs. Condor is the only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs oConneil and
the parents prefer being with her to re-
naming in Washington.
Mr.. O'Connell is one Of the best-known
| men in Iowa. He practlced law IN that
! state for twenty years and was frequently
/ honored by federal appointments. He was
| United States Attorney in Iowa under
| President Arthur and was re-appointed to
| that position by President Harrison. AS
! solicitor OF treasury, Mr.. O'Connell has
served longer than any other solicitor in
! the history of the office, which was es-
tabllshed eighty years ago. one solicitor
held office eight years, but Mr. o'Connell
win have served more than thirteen, by
| October
Money for Nebraska Buildings.
The public buildings bill which Chairman
Barthold will report IN a few days, will
| carry something like $4,000 for Nebraska
| the largest individual item being the post
office for McCook the home OF Representa-
! tive Norris, Other items In the bill for
Nebraska are wholly business propositions
| closing up matters carried in previous
bills.
Death of Mrs. KnaDS.
After an illness of several weeks Mrs
| Maria H. Knapp, wife OF Dr. Seaman A.
Kripp OF the bureau OF plant industry.
! United states Department of Agriculture
died last night at $3.50 o'clock at the fam
| ily residence, 1915 Crittenden street, north
west, Of complication Of diseases. Mrs
Knapp was I6 years old She is survived
ey her widower and five children, who are
Bradford Knapp, connected with the de-
| partment OF agriculture; Prof Homan
Knapp Of the state Agricultural college,
Ames, Iowa; Major +. A. Knapp, Lake
! Charles, La. Mrs. A. NJ, Mayo, Lake
| Charles, La, and Mrs o. j. Fay Des
Mones, Iowa. Dr. aud Mrs Knapp. with
their son. Bradford. came to Washington
two years ago from Ames, lava Mrs
Knapp was member OF the Foundry
| Methodist Episcopal church. The body
Will be taken to Ames today and burial
| services viii be held at the old hoias-