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of Columbia. who may prepare plans for an
appropriate national celebration, in the year
1900, of the first session of Congress in the
District and the establishment of the seat
of government therein. Said committee
shall report their proceedings to the Presi-
dent. to be by him communicated to Con-
gress.
Section Q The actual expenses of the
members of said committee so appointed by
the President shall be paid by the Secretary
of the Treasury on vouchers to be approved
by the Secretary of the Interior.
Section g. The sum of $4,000, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, is here
by appropriated from any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, to
carry into effect the second section of this
act
Under the authority contained in this act
and in conformity with his expressed idea,
ccncurred in by the committee, the Presi-
dent of the United States appointed, on
November 6, 1880, the governor of each
state and territory as a member of the
committee on the centennial from the coun-
try-at-large.
The President considered these as per-
sonal appointments and, with a few eXcep-
tions. they were accepted. The members
of the committee from the country at large
follows: Alabama, Joseph F. john
ston; Arkansas. Daniel w. Jones; Califor-
mia, --; Colorado, Charles s. Thomas;
Connecticut, George E. Loundsbury; Della
ware. Ebe w. Tunnel; Florida, VIM. D.
tSuISid, <AliSli u. Ndiltlci, Iueh-
no, F. steunenberg; Illinois, John R. Tan
ner; Indiana. James A. Mount; Iowa, Leslie
NJ. Shaw: Kansas. W. E. Stanley; Ken
lucky, -: Louisiana, Murphy ]. Fos-
ter; Maine, Llewellyn Powers; Maryland
-; Massachusetts. Roger Wolcott;
Michigan, Hazen S. Pingree; Minnesota,
John Lind: Mississippi. A. J. McLaurin
Missouri, Lon V. Stephens; Montana. Rob-
Nevada Reinhold Sadler; New Hampshire
Frank W. Rollins; New Jersey, --;
New York, Theodore Roosevelt; North Car
DINA, Daniel l.. Russell; North Dakota, F.
b. Fancher Ohio. Asa Bushnell; Oregon,
Theo. T. Geer: Pennsylvania, William A.
Stone: Rhode Island, Elisha Dyer; South
Carolina, NJ. b. insolvency; South Dakota,
Andrew E. Lee; Tennessee, Benton McMil-
lin; Texas, ; Utah, Heber M. Wells
Vermont, Edwin C. Smith; Virginia, ---;
Washington, John R. Rogers; West Vfr-
ginia, G. w. Atkinson; Wisconsin. Edward
seofied; Wyomingi uI De Forest sson Richard Is
Murphy: New Mexico, Miguel A. Otero;
Oklahoma, Cassius M. Barnes.
Senator Hale then stated that, very
properly, the initiative in this matter had
been taken by the citizens of the District,
and as that committee is composed of rep
resentative citizens and members of the
District centennial committee had given
this subject careful consideration, he
thought it would be well for the commit
tee to listen to what representatives of the
committee had to say.
Commissioner Wight was thereupon cal
Ell upon and presented the following re-
pert
Plans for the Celebration.
In submitting the proposed plans Mr..
Wight said:
THE citizens committee of the District
of Columbia have the honor to propose the
following plan for the celebration of the
centennial of the establishment of the per-
mt,
of Columbia:
Il. That the celebration be held in the
month of December, 1900
- That commemora tive exercises be
held in the two houses of Congress, sepa-
rately or jointly in honor Of the anniver-
sary of the first session of Congress held
in the ornament capital.
50 That the laying Of the corner stone
of an appropriate, substantial and perma-
nent memorial structure be made a feat
ure of the celebration, and that Congress
be urged to provide for such memorial.
In the judgment of this committee, a bridge
across the Potomac river to the Arlington
national cemetery, now the property of
the United States, would be the most fit
ting and appreciated memorial to Ameri-
can patriotism that could be raised, and
should be embellished with decorations il
Illustrative of the great events in the ma
tons history and the progress of our coun-
try. Congress has already provided for
preliminary surveys and plans. and these
plans nave been completed so that they are
now available for the purpose of building
such memorial bridge. 1t will, therefore,
be possible to lay the corner stone of the
proposed bridge at the time Of the celebra-
ton. In connection with the ceremony,
orations should be delivered by distin-
guished citizens of national reputation, and.
further, such exercises should be preceded
and followed by parade of civil, military
and naval forces of as great proportions
and varied representations as practicable
from the United States and every state in
the Union.
~. That the celebra ton should eliminate
in an evening reception and ball.
December Recommended.
IN connection with the first recommen-
dation-that the celebration be held in the