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Various members submit compromise propositions to be considered by the House. The House considers the report of the Committee of Thirty-Three. By resolution, the Special Committee of Five is granted leave to sit during sessions and report when necessary. The House recieves a message from the President on the condition of the country, containing resolutions from Virginia on a Peace Conference.
Resolved, that the special committee of five, to whom was referred the message of the President on the 9th instant, have leave to sit during the sessions of the House and to report from time to time, as the importance of business in their hands may require.