Mr Henry's outburst came as MSPs were grilling Sir John and human resources officer Paul Gray.
Plans to replace stamp duty on properties sold in Scotland have been debated by MSPs at Holyrood.
Gay equality charity Stonewall Scotland is sending postcards to MSPs urging them to support same-sex marriage.
Earlier MSPs heard evidence from newspaper editors , including Magnus Llewellin of the Herald.
They urged MSPs to put party politics aside in favour of the health of the nation.
The Green-Independent group in the Scottish Parliament called for all MSPs to participate in the debate.
MSPs began decision time by voting on the motion and amendment from the Labour-led NHS debate.
MSPs then went onto vote on the motion and amendments from the student fees debate.
MSPs voted to scrap the law, which barred the promotion of homosexuality, last June.
The events include meetings with MSPs, public talks and a visit to Edinburgh Castle.
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill's amendment fell, with 48 MSPs backing it and with 74 against.
Green MSP Patrick Harvie's amendment was defeated, with two MSPs backing it and 120 against.
Dr Gudgin also told MSPs that the Scottish government appeared to be "blundering" into the debate.
Community safety minister Fergus Ewing told MSPs some radical thinking was needed to tackle the issue.
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MSPs are also expected to discuss the impact of wind farms on the countryside.
In all, 104 MSPs backed the amended motion, with none against and 15 abstentions.
Seventy-one MSPs backed the amendment, with one MSP against it and there were 46 abstentions.
MSPs on the cross-party committee called for a zero-tolerance government campaign to tackle the problem.
She told MSPs she believed police were being taken off the beat to fill civilian posts.
His comments to Holyrood's finance committee came as MSPs approved the the proposed scheme.
MSPs then considered the motion and the amendments from the violence against men debate.
She also highlighted the many thousands of e-mails MSPs received over the issue of college cuts.
In all, 113 MSPs voted for the amended motion, with no-one against and with two abstentions.
Ms Burgess told MSPs she favoured working with groups like council umbrella body Cosla.
The Scottish Executive is hoping to secure MSPs' backing for its proposals before the summer.
But a national licensing scheme for salons was rejected by MSPs on the committee.
Under the plans, MSPs would also gain control over stamp duty and landfill tax.
Earlier this year police chiefs warned MSPs against passing "punitive and combative" measures to encourage breastfeeding.
The speech to the David Hume Institute is intended to make for uncomfortable reading by MSPs.
MSPs were forced to rush through emergency legislation giving criminal suspects immediate access to a lawyer.
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