30 PROCEEDINGS OF REGENTS. 



1. The Regents of the Smithsonian Institution and the orators 

 of the evening, who will meet in the room of the Speaker of the 

 House. 



2. The National Academy of Sciences. 



3. The Washington Philosophical Society. 



4. The Light-House Board, who will meet in the room of the 

 Committee of Ways and Means. 



5. The Alumni Association of Princeton College. 



6. The trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. 



7. The Washington Monument Association, who will meet in 

 the room of the Committee on Appropriations. 



On motion of Mr. SARGENT, the action of the committee was 

 approved. 



On motion of General GARFIELD, it was 



Resolved, That the Board of Regents assemble on Thursday 

 evening next at half-past seven o'clock, in the Speaker's room at 

 the Capitol, to proceed in a body to attend the exercises in the Hall 

 of the House of Representatives in honor of the memory of Pro- 

 fessor HENRY. 



On motion of General GARFIELD, it was 



Resolved, That the Chancellor be empowered to act for the Board 

 of Regents in making the final arrangements for the memorial 

 exercises. 



President PORTER, from the special committee appointed at the 

 last meeting, under the fourth resolution adopted by the Board, to 

 "prepare a sketch of the life, character, and public services of 

 Professor HENRY," made a report that Dr. GRAY had been selected 

 by the committee to prepare the eulogy on behalf of the Board of 

 Regents, and that it would form part of the exercises at the public 

 commemoration at .the Capitol. 



