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any other parties. Mr. Diven (N. Y.) was in favor of a postponement. Congress should consider such subjects as these like patriots and not partisans. He called the message as a bow of hope and promise. Mr. Thomas (Mass.) said he was in favor of the resolution, but would vote for the motion to postpone. It was but justice to the gentlemen who were situated very differently from those who came from the North. Mr. Biddle (Pt.) briefly advocated the postponement of the resolution. Mr. Roscoe Conkling, while explaining why he had urged the immediate action of Congress on the measure, said he had moved the previous question after consultation with his friends. His purpose had been, from the commencement, to give the Administration an anxious, hearty and unqualified support. Mr. Stevens (Pa.) thought they ought not to postpone the resolution for so long a period as was proposed. He moved to substitute tomorrow. Pending which question the House adjourned.