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Third. That the Senate and House adjourn on Thursday,
the 16th day of May, at 11 o'clock, A. M., to meet again in
Frederick city, on Tuesday, the 4th day of June, at 1 o'clock,
P. M.

Fourth. That the several appropriation bills necessary at
this time to be speedily acted upon, should be passed, if pos-
sible, prior to the adjournment.

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

"And be it further Resolved, That a committee be appointed
to consist of four members of the Senate and four members of
the House of Delegates, four of which committee (to be se-
lected 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 Confederacy, for the purpose of laying the foregoing
resolutions before them, and that said committee be and is
hereby especially instructed 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 possi-
ble, 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.

of the House of Delegates.

Resolved, That said committee be requested to report, if
practicable, to the General Assembly on the 5th day of June
next.

C. A. HARDING,

Chairman of House Committee,

Mr. McCleary moved to lay the whole subject upon the ta-
ble;

Which was rejected.

Mr. Ford moved the previous question ;

Which was sustained.

The question then being,

"Shall the main question be now put ?"

It was sustained.

The question then recurred upon the original proposition;

The adoption of the report.