188 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS May 13,

House of Delegates, four of which Committee (to be selected by
themselves,) shall as early as possible, wait on the President of
the United States, at Washington, and the other four of said
Committee shall wait on the President of the Southern Confed-
eracy, for the purpose of laying the foregoing Resolutions before
them; and that said Committee be, and is hereby especially in-
structed to obtain, if possible, a general cessation of hostilities,
now impending, until the meeting of Congress in July next, in
order that said body may, if possible, arrange for an adjournment
of existing troubles by means of negotiation, rather than the
sword.

Resolved, That said Committee consist of Messrs. Brooke,
Yellott, McKaig and Lynch, of the Senate, and Messrs. ————,
————, ———— and ————, of the House of Delegates.

Resolved, That said Committee be requested to report, if prac-
ticable, to the General Assembly on the fifth day of June next.

On motion of Mr. Yellott,

A call of the Senate being ordered, the following Senators
answered to their names:

Messrs. Franklin, Gardiner, Goldsborough, of Talbot, Heckart,
Kimmel, Lynch, McKaig, Stone, Townsend, Watkins, Whitaker,
Yellott—12.

On motion,

Further proceedings under the rules were suspended.
The question was then taken upon the amendment.
The yeas and nays being demanded, appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Franklin, Townsend,
Gardiner, Watkins,
Heckart, Whitaker,
Lynch, Yellott—9.
McKaig,

NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Goldsborough, of Talbot; Stone—3.
Kimmel,

So the Senate adopted the amendment.