Mr. ORTH. I prefer to keep it in our own hands. The Constitution has already lodged it in the hands of the President in a certain contingency; and if he sees fit to convene us he can undoubtedly do so. If we see fit to reconvene ourselves we are able to do so without interfering with the prerogative of the President at all. The Constitution provides that Congress shall assemble at least once in each year. Hence asi ne die adjournment cannot extend beyond the year; the Congress must be again in session during the year. In the 2nd place, Congress has the power to adjourn, by the action of both Houses, for more than 3 days; or 3rd ly, each House 3y itself can adjourn for a periodless than 3 a s. Those are the 3 provisions of adjournment which we find in the Constitution; adj ourninent sine die by the concurrent action of the 2 Houses; adjournment for more than 3 days by the same concurrent action; and adjournment for a period less than 3 days by the action of either House separately. Again, no resolution of adjournment needs the sanction of the President to giveit efficiency and validity. It is the mere act of the 2 Houses themselves. I hold, then, that this whole question of adjournment is one that is in the hands of Congress, (wisely so left,) subject only to the 2 qualifications to which I have already alluded. I come now to answer the objection made by the Gentfrom Ohio, [Mr. FlNCK, ] which is that this matter is left by the Constitution in the hands of the President, and that the grant is absolute and exclusive. Let us see whether it be so. The Constitution provides that the President “ Shall from time to time give to the Congressin. formation of the State of the Union, andrecommend to their considerationsuchmeasuresasheshall judge necessary and expedient; he may.on extraordinary occasions.conveneboth Houses, or either of them and in case of disagreement between them, with respectto the time of adjournment"Here is another contingency in which the President may act“ he mayadjourn them to such time asheshall think proper. Mr.ROSS. I desire to ask the gentleman one question: if the Presiding Officers of the 2 Houses should call Congress together, namin one time, and the POTUS should convene them, naming another time, which call should Congress obey?