802 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 



May 14, 1878— Senate. 



The President pro tempore (Mr. Thomas W. Ferry) laid before 

 the Senate the following announeement of the death of Prof. Joseph 

 Henry: 



Smithsonian Institution, 



Washington, May 14, 1S7S. 

 Sir: I am requested bj' the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to inform you, 

 and through you the Senate of the United States, of the death of Prof. Joseph 

 Henry, the Secretary and Director of the Institution, which occurred in this city on 

 Monday, May 13, at 12.10 j). m. His funeral will take place at the New York 

 Avenue Presbyterian Church on Thursday, May 16, at half past 4 o'clock in the 

 afternoon, and the Senate is respectfully invited to attend. 



I have the honor to be, very respectfullj^, your obedient servant, 



M. R. Waite, 

 Chancellor of the Institution. 

 Hon. W. A. Wheeler, 



Vice-President of the United States. 



Mr. A. A. Sargent. 1 offer the following resolution and ask for its 

 present consideration. 



Resolved, etc.. That the President of tlie Senate and the Speaker of the House 

 of Representatives adjourn their respective Houses at 4 o'clock on Thursday, the 

 16th instant, for the purpose of enabling Senators and Representatives to attend the 

 funeral of the late Joseph Henry, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



Agreed to unaniniousl}". 



May 16, 1878. 



Funeral of Prof essor . Henr}^ attended by Senate and House of 

 Representatives. 



December 9, 1878 — House. 



Mr. HiESTER Clymer offered concurrent resolution: 



That the Congress of the United States will take part in the services to be observed 

 on Thursday evening, January 16, 1879, in honor of the memory of Joseph Henry, 

 late secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, under the auspices of the Regents 

 thereof, and for that purpose the Senators and Representatives will assemble on that 

 evening in the Hall of the House of Representatives, the Vice-President, supported 

 by the Speaker of the House, to preside on that occasion. 



Adopted. 

 December 10, 1878 — Senate. 



Passed. 

 January 16, 1879— Senate. 



On motion of ]Mr. K. E. AVithers, the following resolution was 

 considered: 



Resolved, That tlie Senate will now take a recess until 7.45 p. m., at which time 

 they will meet in this Chamber and proceed to tbe Hall of the House of Representa- 

 tives to participate in the ceremonies comrtiemorative of the life and services of Pro- 

 fessor Henry, late secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



Agreed to. 



The Vice-President (Mr. W. A. Wheeler). Senators now present 



