The San Francisco call., 1904-11-01
Calls Story OF COngTesSnan'S KaaE.
cry Is Confirmed by Perkins.
Sensational Disclosures Are Made by T.B.
Dozier at Meeting in Lakeport
Special Dispatch % me can

LAKEPoRT. Oct. si.-The ssnsa-
ton OF the Congressional campaign
was sprung in r. B. Dozier's speech
here tonight. The fact was disclosed
that the speaker by appointment Of
the Republican State Central Commit
tee held three hours interview with.
Senator Perkins last Saturday after
noon at the latter's office at % Cal-
ifornia street, San Francisco, during
which the Sem. r declared that The
Calls interview which the Democratic
press and Congressman Bell are en-
eeavoring to discredit was authorita-
tive and was absolutely correct in
every detail excepting one, which aas
that the representative or The Call
had stated that the conferences CONE
nittes had agreed 20 the Perkins
Senate amendment. wtsereas IN the. Ia
teryiew with The Call's representative
Senator Perkins had atated that the
conference committee had tacstIy
agreed TO the Senate amendment, but
owing TO a courtesy that was due 10
Senator TiIlnsarl or South Carolina the
conference had pro fornaa'. 2: dis
agreed. This question OF courtesy Ap-
Piled 70 Tilsnaan'S amendment reIat-
ing to the. Charleston navy yard. :5.sss
# Senator Perkins. IN verifying the
accuracy. OF The Call interview, f(fr-
-ther said that the naval appropriation
bill originated with the committee ok
the House, ss usual; that st provided
Tor the construction Of two steel coli
liers with clause in the bill relating
20 the construction of the same, which
was secured upon the expressed re-
quest and recommendation of the Sec
retary of the Navy; that when the bill
reached the House Congressman Bell
proposed an amendment that one of
the colliers be constructed on the At
lantic Coast and one upon the Pa
cific Coast in Government navy yards,
leaving with the Secretary of the
Navy to designate which particular
yard should do the work; that Con-
gresham Bell FAILED to have that
amendment adopted and subsequently
proposed another amendment provid-
ing that one of the colliers be con-
structed in the Government yards and
that his later amendment was also de-
feated.
BILL IN THE SENATE.
subsequently the bill passed the
House and came up to the: Senate in
just exactly the form that it had been
introduced by the Naval Appropriation
Committee. When it reached the Sen
ate 1T was referred to the Naval Az
fairs Committee, of which Senator Per
kins is a leading member, and in that
committee Senator Perkins proposed
an amendment that one of the coIliers
be constructed on the Atlantic sea-
board in the Government yards and the
other at Mare Island. At this tuncturs
the Senators from Oregon and Wash
ington came to Senator Perkins and
told him they could not stand for the
designation of the Mare Island navy
yard, as 1T would seem to slur the other
yards of the Pacific Coast, and that IL
he would change the language so that
the measure provided for the c)nstruc-
ton of "A collier on the Pacific Coast
they would assist him in the Senate.
Senator Perkins acceded to the request
and the Senate passed the bill as
amended. subsequently the House con-
CURED in the amendment.
Senator Perkins further said that he
was astonished and surprised to hear
that Bell claimed credit for measure
with which he (8ell) had nothing to do
and the credit for which belonged to
others of the California delegation
The great surprise came when Dozier
proved by the words Of Senator Per-
kins that Bell old not secure the ap-
preparation or allowance of $4,000 for
the Improvement of the Sacramento
River.
IF you doubt my assertion" said
Dozier, wire to Senator Perkins at
my expense. Here is 500 for any one
who gets reply impeaching the ac-
curacy of my statement"
SACRAMENTO RIVER