Show agitating the question of arid lands clynt allush the house Is equally spare in its deliberations libe rations of yesterday ihen i cemer OF acir in of UK isawra lion r the first allu father ol 01 iiii ine ims or lh Sort bern cail way 0 o lk clatl A F dec 11 during the caucus of the republican senators yesterday afternoon subject of the of the state com andr an effort nas male to create a comm atee on irrigation the idea he log to confer ita aion one of the new a natora from lie northwest paddock who is chairman ha irman of the committee on abott culture convinced the landa winch it is proposed to redeem out of the ar d vialta are to be used for aeri cultural purposes and therefore his on agriculture las jurisdiction of the ir is understood that the northern pacific railroad company is going to take an active part in ha proposed legislation legi elation looking toward the reclamation of the and lands at a conte recce here the other night there were present Ires dent hakea general manager hansford general solicitor mc aught and one other officers of the northern pacific railroad who proposed to representatives of congress that alie states should be such arid lands as congress deems wise to he made productive by irrigation and that they be ceded with the distinct agreement that they be irrigated the railroad officers said they would back up the irrigation companies aud the states wilh every possible facility in their efforts to irrigate lands now in the public domain should they be turned over to the state or should Uon eress conclude to irrigate them by federal appropriations HIE wi ire washington dec 11 the vice presided oyer ike senate today hale from the committee on reported hack the b hereto foie introduced by him for he relief of sufferings Buffe rings by the wreck of united baates war vessels at abia apia samoa among the b lla introduced and referred were the follow inz by nest regulating the printing of certain public dotu menta and largely reducing tha number to be printed he made a as to the im mass of books and documents rotting away in the attic and babe biant of the capitol hoar remarked that those baks ald documents doubt to be distributed am ing the public libraries all over the country ingalls called attention to the fact that a lapar purporting purport ng to be a memorial or resolution of one branch of the legislature of montana hal been presented this and had been refined lo 10 the committee on mines and mining it was a matter of public notoriety he said that there was bome difficulty about the organization ot the legislature of montana Moi tana and in order to avoid any orri initial ot the senate by reference to the committee of any of either branch of that be moved eliat lie order of reference ree rence be revoked aud the paper be laid on the table it was eo ordered ingals also by request several disutility and pension dills call introduced a joint resolution the president to begin negotiations etith ahe government of spain for the establishment of a republic on the island of cuba A ines rage w as received from the house that that boda was ready to proceed with ceremonies in commemoration oi the ol 01 the first president of the united states and therea motion of ingalla the senators proceeded to the hall of the house upon their return the senate adjourned iise washington dec ll 11 buc prayer chapla n 0 the referred to the approaching lere ami xe turned thanks that after one hundred years alie govern ment framed fey our fathers more firmly compact awre proudly erect more divinely and bountiful in all ita beneficence than before Canami pea of new york from the centennial reported the order 0 and it was adopted on motion of bayne a resolution wag adored directing the clerk to inform the that the house was in session and ready to proceed with the ceremonies at the request ot the speaker the members then retired to beata assigned them upon alia of the centennial ceremonies the house was called to order but immediately adjourned Sti norial washington dec 11 in pursuance ot a resolution adopted by congre f in february buth the house met in the ball of representatives to bola a centennial exercise exer cisa in commemoration me of the inauguration of the first president it was lit rally a gathering 0 nations throng ti foreign legations resident in i agton all wei e officially added to these were delegates from the ral and south american r publics to the iao amerlean congress and bembera of the marine there were also present the governors ot etalea drawn higher tor con in regard to memorializing memorial izing for the erection of centennial buildings at philadelphia the Ralle rieB nero packed the cf notified the that it was in Be eslon in a few finues the senate preceded by the president and vice president bieni I 1 bers of the diplomatic corps and of the supreme court of the united states entered the ball of the I 1 loose and arted to seats in alie ep eikes desk vice boiton took alie speakers chair and at one oclo tk called the two chooses to J G butler the chaplain opened the exercises with onyer chief justice fuller court 0 the united state lien d livered an oration on the progress of america washington the orator said had become first in war not eo bouli by victories over the enemy as by success in strategy aa by triam ha 0 a constancy which no reverse no hardship no incompetency no treachery could shako or overcome he had become fir t in the bearta of his countrymen decano le cano the people comprehended the ot their leader and recognized in him thal entire abonce of personal ambition ard an love of country of themselves and of man kind lie bal become first in peace by bringing to a state of working the system he had participated in creating on behalf of the people whose independence he had achieved and by the same serene judgment the same sagacity the bime patience the bame cense of duty the same far lightel comprehension of the end to be marked his career from the beginning referring to the of arbitrary pott er in respect to the presidential ollice fuller said but no fear no jealousy could be entertained of h in who had indignantly the suggestion of a bestow al kingly power hohag unsheathed hia sword with reluctance and laid it down with joy who had never bought official position but accepted public office aa a public trust n deference to so unanimous a demand for ha service as tj convince him of the necessity chos patriotism embraced tl whole country the future grandeur grard eur of his pre cien e foresaw 0 alie aan congress and the lasting form of our and cloard with a brilliant predicting the grand future of the nation key W II 11 willaims Willi ims the house clia plain delivered the benediction and ft hile the marine band played the national nati oual airs the assemblage dispersed |