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'1 [NTRODUCTION. 



I\ the Senate. 

 Tuesday, December 10, 1878. 



Mr. Hamlin. (Senator from Maine.) "Mr. President, I ask 

 the indulgence of the Senate to take from the table t lie resolution of 

 the House making provision for the services in memory of the late 

 Professor Henry. I think it will occupy no time of the Senate, 

 and it is desirable that it shall be passed, so that it may he known 

 that the agreement is concluded." 



The Presiding Officer. (Mr. Hoar, Senator from Massa- 

 chusetts, in the chair.) "The Chair will lay before the Senate the 

 concurrent resolution of the House of Representatives." 



The resolution was read by the Clerk: [as before given.] 



The resolution was agreed to. 



In the House of Representatives. 



Thursday, January l(j, 1879. — Evening Session. 



At five minutes before eight o'clock the Senate of the United 

 States, preceded by the Serjeant-at-Arms and the Chaplain, and 

 headed by the Vice-President of the United States, with the Sec- 

 retary, entered the Hall and were properly announced, and the 

 Vice-President took his seat on the right of the Speaker, and the 

 Senators took the seats assigned them. 



At eight o'clock the Chief-Justice and the Associate Justices of 

 the Supreme Court and the President of the United States and the 

 members of the Cabinet entered the Hall, were properly announced, 

 and were conducted to the seats assigned them. 



The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Hon. S. J. 

 Randall) then called the assembly to order, and, after announcing 

 the occasion of the meeting, presented his official gavel to the Vice- 

 President, who thereupon presided, supported by the Speaker. 



The Vice-President. (Hon. W. A. Wheeler.) "The Sen- 

 ators and Members of the Congress of the United States, in pursu- 

 ance of the resolutions of their respective bodies, have assembled 

 for the purpose of taking part in the services to be observed in 

 memory of Joseph Henry, late Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution, under the auspices of the Regents of that Institution." 



The Vice-President then announced that the exercises would 

 be commenced by prayer from Rev. Dr. McCosh, the president of 

 the College of New Jersey, at Princeton. 



The Memorial Services were then proceeded with; the Vice- 

 President announcing; each of the speakers by name, in accordance 

 with the order of exercises arranged and adopted by the Executive 

 ( 'onimitti f the Board of Reeents. 



