38 MEMORIAL OF JOSEPH HENRY. 



In accordance with the foregoing resokition, the services will be 

 held in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Thursday, the 

 16th of January, 1879, at eight p. m., which the public are invited 

 to attend. 



Peter Parker, 

 John Maclean, 

 , William T. Sherman, 

 Executive Committee of the Board of Regents. 

 Washington, January 6, 1879. 



PROCEEDINGS. 



Hall of the House of Representatives, 1 

 • of the United States, / 



Thursday Evening, January 16, 1879. 

 In accordance with the arrangements made by order of Congress, 

 the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States 

 assembled in the Hall of the House, and were called to order at 

 eight o'clock by the Hon. Samuel J. Randall, the Speaker of 

 the House, the President with members of the Cabinet occupying 

 front seats on the right and the Chief-Justice with associate justices 

 of the Supreme Court corresponding seats on the left. The Speaker 

 announced briefly the object of the meeting, and then handed the 

 gavel to the Hon. William A. Wheeler, the Vice-President of 

 the United States, who thereupon presided on the occasion, sup- 

 ported by the Speaker of the House. 



