| Show OUR COAST committee of the senate to consider them at buco e washington jan 2 senator squire his called a meeting of the committee on coast defence e of the senate for immediate consideration ot of big bill on fortifications and aej coast defenses defens s general craighill Crate hlll chief of engineers engi neels 0 V U S A will make his statement to 0 ahe the committee comal t tee tomorrow as to the needs of the seacoast cities and a to his ability to erect the necessary cortinca lions it if the appropriation of shall be made as called tor for by the bill of senator squire general gener 11 flailer Fl acler axler chief of ordnance of the army will also matte make a statement to the committee as 03 to the manufacture if 0 of gurs mortars gun cari flages and projectiles as s soon ai ht li can be heard the general commanding the tha army gen miles will also make a statement to the comiT committe showing the need ot of immediate and energetic act action oil of the government I 1 it t Is desirable derl rable to get this matter mailer in an official form as soon all a possible to enable congress to act with in intelligence tellI gence and promptness petit tons to congress are pouring in front charlt Cliar leilon ton sovannah savannah calve galveston Gal ton new hamn and other cities on tile the atlantic coast and similar action Is belne being taken in seattle portland Po rlland san francisco anti and san S a n diego and the pacific coast senator squire introduced his big bill lit at the beginning of the present session prior to ti the to message of the president on an the venezuelan question fUst ton and the excitement c which foll followed oNcil lie subsequently reintroduced trod the same bill containing an additional provision making the whole SS immediately available in the discretion of the president |
