RESOLUTIONS.

1861.

appointed to consist of four members of the Sen-
ate, and four members of the House of Delegates,
four of which committee, (to be selected by them-
selves, ) shall as early as possible, wait on the Pres-
ident of the United States, at Washington and the
other four of said committee shall wait on the Pres-
ident of the Southern Confederacy, 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 ex-
isting troubles by means of negotiation rather than
the sword.
Resolved, That said committee consist of Messrs.
Brooke, Yellott, Lynch and McKaig of the Senate,
and Messrs. Harding, Goldsborough, Compton and
Morgan of the House of Delegates.

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

NUMBER 5.

NUMBER 5.

RESOLUTION appointing days for the adjourn-
ment and re-assembling of the General Assem-

bly.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Delegates,
That when the two Houses adjourn to-day, that
the two Houses adjourn to meet again in this place,
on the fourth day of June, at the hour of two
o'clock, P. M.

Assented to
May 14, 1861.