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Wikipedia: The McMillan Plan was an architectural plan for the development of Washington, D.C. formulated in 1901 by the Senate Park Improvement Commission of the District of Columbia. It greatly influenced the Washington DC we see today.
http://urbanplanning.library.cornell.edu/DOCS/parkcomm.htm
The Senate Parks Commission, chaired by Sen. James McMillan, developed a plan for the Mall and central Washington that is largely responsible for their current appearance. The site has extensive excerpts from the commission report.
http://www.nationalmall.net/resource/mcmillan.html
Unabridged text of the Senate committee report that proposed a plan for the development of the National Mall and central Washington that is largely responsible for their current appearance. [PDF]
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