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take any measure for the immediate organization or arming of
the militia.

The yeas and nays being demanded, appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Brooke, President; Lynch,

Duvall, McKaig,

Franklin, Stone,

Gardiner, Townsend,
Goldsborough, of Talbot, Watkins,

Heckart, Whitaker,

Himmel, Yellott—14.

NEGATIVE—NONE.

So the fifth resolution was adopted.

The question was then upon the amendments of Mr. Yellott,
as suggested by the Joint Committee on Resolutions.

AMENDMENTS :

Strike out from the House Resolutions the last of said Reso-
lutions, relating to an adjournment, and add the following:

And be it further Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to
consist of tour members of the Senate and four members of the
House of Delegates, four of which Committee, (to be selected of
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 adjustment
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 5th day of June next.

The yeas and nays being demanded, appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Brooke, President; McKaig,

Duvall, Townsend,
Franklin, Watkins,
Gardiner, Whitaker,
Heckart, Yellott—11,
Lynch,