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 FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. II. RES. 4, 6,8, 9. 1877-’78. 247 [N.4. J`t lti ath'i a tf 1 s Zlti.§.§’it£€€E.§2. .*2..32.1E.€..’{"t§”s.2...°3’.£§.’§§"2t.°f..E‘$§..?§.!7.Z‘2.‘;‘.}—"3’§.‘3I BE gress, without having taken the oath prescribed by law. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the employees of the House H°“°° °mPl°5’°=`¤¤S of Representatives who have served during the present session of Con· my °£ gross, and who have not taken the oath prescribed by law, shall be paid their respective salaries out of the fund already appropriated for such service. Approved, December 15, 1877. [No. 6] Joint resolution filling an existing vacancy in the Board of Regents of the Jan. 26, 1878. mithsonian Institution. ._._.;____ Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the existing vacancy in the Noah Porter ap- Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution of the class other than Peipied Reseut 9i' members of Congress shall be filled by the appointment of Noah Porter, §:‘gg‘1“°“‘““ h""` of Connecticut, in place of James B. Dana, resigned. ' Approved, January 26, 1878. [No. 8.] Joint resolution accepting a painting tendered to Congress by Mrs. Elizabeth Feb. 1, 1878. Thompson. ——t———-—— Whereas, Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson of New York City, has tendered Preamble. to Congress, Carpenter’s painting of President Lincoln and his cabinet at the time of his iirst reading of the Proclamation of Emancipationé Therefore, Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That said painting is hereby accepted Li¤¤<>l¤ and hi¤ in the name of the people of the United States; and the thanks of Con- $‘;;'“:£ P'°*“'“ gress are tendered to the donor for her generous and patriotic gift. P' And be it further resolved, That the Joint Committee on the Library CT‘?tl;° Pl“°°d m are hereby instructed to make arrangements for the formal presentation "P' °‘ of said painting to Congress, on Tuesday, the twelfth of February next; and said committee shall cause said painting to be placed in an appropriate and conspicuous place in the Capitol, and shall carefully provide for its preservation. O0 f I And be it farther resolved, That the President is requested to cause a ,,0,18**2;) é’(m;ff’° “' copy of these resolutions to be forwarded to Mrs. Thompson. Approved, February 1, 1878. [No. 9.] Joint resolution extending the thanks of Congress to Henry M. Stanley. FBIM7. 1878- Bt it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That regarding with just pride Fleury M. Smuthe achievements of their couutryman, Henry M. Stanley, the distin- };Y»"°°°°“h°“k" guished explorer of Central Africa, the thanks of the people of the ‘ United States, are eminently due and are hereby tendered to him, as a tribute to his extraordinary patience, prudence, fortitude, enterprise, courage and capacity, in olving, by his researches many of the most important geographical problems of our age and globe, problemsrof a continental scope, involving the progress of our kind in commerce, science and civilization. Approved, February 7, 1878.