Mr. ORTH. I am decidedly in favor of this resolution. it is apparent to ever member upon this floor, as well as to those whom we have the honor to represent, that the duties and res on sibilities devolving upon the 39th Congress are of a character and a magnitude equal, ay, superior, to any that ever before devclved upon any other Congress in American history. eare just emerging from a rebellion that has left the social and political fabric of the Government in a most chaotic state. This Congress has been in session for 8 long months, and my own individual conviction is that it ought not to adjourn until the next 4th of March, the time fixed by the Constitution for its close. In this I may differ from some of the members upon this floor. I hold this, however, that under the circumstances which now surround us, so portentous that every reflecting mind can see and feel and appreciate them, we ought not to think of an adjournment without holding in our own hands the power of reassembling Ourselves whenever any sudden emergency or any great public occasion may require. Now, as to the power of this Congress to take a recess and provide for the termination of that recess by a call of the Presiding officers of the 2 Houses, I have not a article of doubt. The Gentfrom Ohio Mr. Fixes] says that by this proosed action we would deprive the President 0? the U.S. of his constitutional right to convene Congress upon extraordinary occasions. Not at all. be such thingisconte lated by theresolution; no such thing could wdone by this Congress. The power of the President, as fixed by the constitution, we cannot, if we desired, change by our action. And furthermore the resolution odered by the Gentfrom Pennsylvania [Mr. Srsvsys expressly provides in which respect I regard it as supererogatorythat the POTUS, as well as the Presidin Officers of the 2 Houses of Congress, may in his discretion, whenever the emergency shall arise, convene this Congress at some time preceding the 1st Saturday of December next. The whole question of adj ournment belongs to Congress, subject to the limitations rescribed by the Constitution of the U.S. This question is presented in 3 different aspects: 1st, Congress has the power to adjourn nne die at any time during its session by a concurrent vote of the 2 Houses; and that adjournment is to the time fixed by law for the commencement of the next session subject only to the constitutional provision whiich authorizes the President to convene Congress on extraor dinary occasions; and also the further provision of the Constitution, that Congress she I meet at least once in each year. Subject to those 2 provisions of the Constitution, the absolute power ofadjournment sinedie rests in Congress and in Congress alone, and is to be exercised without the approval or sanction of the President. And in that connection I will refer mcmbers of this House to the 3rd section of the 2nd article of the Constitution.