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ive in conducting the war. Mr. Conrad, of La., concurred with the gentleman from Virginia, who made the motion which had caused discussion. He thought the resolution, in its present form, transcended the appropriate duty of Congress. Mr. Foote called the question, which was sustained; when Mr. Goode, of Va., called for the ayes and does on the motion of Mr. Lyons, when it was defeated by ayes 29, noes 61. The Speaker announced that, the morning hour having expired, the business in order was the special order of the day. Mr. Foote, of Tenn, moved the postponement of the special order, with a view to complete the action of the House on the resolution, and the motion was agreed to. The resolution being again open for discussion, the House was detained until half past 3 o'clock without coming to a vote, the opposition being confined to the second resolution. On a test vote, however, it was adopted by ayes, 63; noes, 15.--The resolutions, as they came from