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MacFarlan and Brockenbrough. The President declared a quorum present. On motion of Mr. Miles, a committee of three was appointed by the Chair to wait upon President Davis and inform him that Congress was ready to receive from him such communication as he might be pleased to make. The committee returning, reported they had discharged their duties, and the President would send in a communication in writing. The following message from the President was reported to Congress by Mr. Joslyn, his Private Secretary: Gentlemen of Congress.--The bill important to the public service being one to continue in office persons who had been appointed and nominated and whose nominations had not been acted upon, was, as I learned after your adjournment on the 31st ultimo, engrossed for my signature, but by some accident was not delivered to me, and thus failed to become a law; wherefore it has become necessary to convene you. You may either make the provisions contemplated, or b