James G. Blaine, and that the
President of the Senate _pro tempore_ and the Speaker of the House
of Representatives be requested to invite the President and
ex-Presidents of the United States, the heads of the several
Departments, the judges of the Supreme Court, the representatives of
the foreign governments near this Government, the governors of the
several States, the General of the Army, and the Admiral of the
Navy, and such officers of the Army and Navy as have received the
thanks of Congress who may then be at the seat of Government to be
present on the occasion.
_And be it further resolved,_ That the President of the United
States be requested to transmit a copy of these resolutions to Mrs.
Lucretia R. Garfield, and to assure her of the profound sympathy of
the two Houses of Congress for her deep personal affliction and of
their sincere condolence for the late national bereavement.
February 1, 1882, both Houses of Congress adopted the following resolution:
_Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),_
That Monday, the 27th day of February, 1882, be set apart for the
memorial services upon the late President, James A. Garfield.
[For proclamation of President Arthur appointing, in consequence of the
death of James Abram Garfield, late President of the United States, a
day of humiliation and mourning, see p. 34.]
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