The San Francisco call., 1904-11-02
MR.. BELLS CAMPAIGN.

- the claim Mr. Bell that ne
credited with whatever done in the last session OF
getting Mare Island and securing $4,000 tor the
In these The Call sought to get at the
facts representative stated Senator Perkins and others VINO
that if the credit belonged to Mr. Ben TINS paper
proposed give frankly and ungrudgingy as our interest
progress OF the State great to strike at any pubic man
who has helped ii along.
uy newspaper need only refer to tull and impartial
reports Of the Democratic meetings held here and IN the East dur
ing campaign reports of such meetings and OF the
FL Inc 9 n The Democratic FTaminer our Democratic read
ers support declaring that their has been far
giving Of the movements OF their
have had none
In this spirit we entered upon an examination of the claims Of
When Perkins interviewed in the matter OF
Of collier Government navy-yad he turned
record the official record Of the proceedings the House and
the House Committee Naval Affairs When the bill
reported House contained clause providing for the
construction OF two golfers when was put IN at the express que
Secretary Of Navy When the bill before the House
the Atlantic coast and one on the Pacific in Government navy
Yards leaving Secretary Of the Navy designate the yards
another providing that the coiers be built Government
wards He failed this amendment adopted and the bill passed
the House the exact form in which IT reported by the cont
Reaching the Senate ii was referred to the Naval Committee
that body Senator Perkins the ranking member In
Senator Perkins offered amendment that
one collier be built navyyard the Atlantic and the
other at Mare nayyyafd California Thereupon
gen and Washington objected the designation of Mare
Island ir the other Pacific Coast Yards and offered that if he
would strike Mare Island and leave the construction open to
the other Pacific Coast yards they would help the amendment
goo Mare Island the only equipped for such construction
The amendment modified and passed the committee and was
e amended bin went back to the Hause which refused
amendment and called conference committee
appointed Perkins being member of the con
the Senate and Mesrs Dayton Foss and Meyer
kn amendment and its adopted without contest which
was the adoption 9f the bill and Of the amendment That is the
be made in the House 70 the building OF golfers in Govern
wards that the amendment secured by Senator Per
committee 81. .@...
SO disputes that Mr. Bell desired the nayy.yards build
the coes and dispute that he failed entirely impress
ing upon House Fhe work done by Others the
record He entitled to whatever credit due for his desire
but he the consequences of his failure Nor
he be justified his attempt 10 take for himself credit that be
longs to Senator Perkins and others for in which e had
share at an t. is for this that accuse im Had he been con
longs bis would have stood in entirely different light
Equally fragrant his attempt take credit for the appropra
Butte and other valley counties Senator Perkins again
record this claim its complete dscredt The proof thar
Commerce Senate had determined
en no gra river ard hafbo bill at that session
General Mackenzie chief of engineers of the United States army
waited upon members Of the committee and informed them that
appropriation millions be made preserve
the work already put under way By prior apPGoPaons
der way the Sacramento River under appropriation secured
before Mr. Bell member Of the House The General said he
under the impression that there sufficient uneended
balance Of that appropriation to continue the work and that he
TO report whether unexpended
reported that necessary he Mackenzie,
would that it was provided out OF the two millions for which
he asked t..z..
floods the Mississippi and Missouri
they thought
preparation of millions would than suffice for the
work rivers Then Congressman Get of
First District requested the committee provide for the Sacra
Rvet the removal of nag which endangered
channel Mr. Gilet prepared speech
the House AIR Metcalf who of his by
illness the committee that the money needed
and necessary would disobey his physician go
advocate Terupon the committee reported the three mill
appropriation and adopted and placed the disposal
and discretion the Secretary of War who made the allotment for
the Sacramento and Napa rivers the recommendation OF
Colonel Heuer and General Mackenzie, had been
Perkins The credit overlooking the Sacra-
belongs Mr. Gett and Mr.. Bell had nothing
with it.
ked for he's