The Clerk read, as follows: Resolutions of the Legislature of WestVirginia. Whereas, on tmllstday of January. A. D. 1863. the Legislature of the state of Virginia passeda law iving the consent of said State to the county of Barkeley becomingpart of the State o f WestVirginia and authorizing a vote to be taken in said county on the 4th Thursday of May, 1863upon the question of annexnig said county to the tato ofWestVirginia; and whereas. on the 4thdayoffebruary, A. D. 1863, a likedl"! was passedby the Legislature of the State ofVirginiaauthorizin the people ot Jefferson county on the same dayto ta e avote upon annexrugsaid county of Jefferson in the State of WestVirginia; It contained 1 o and whereas, on the said 4th Thursday of May, A. D. 1863, a vote was taken in eachof said counties in pursuancepf said lawsupon the $ll03ll0n of annexing said counties to the State ofWestVirginia, and a iinnnfoovreitryooftsathide vaontneesxcautsitoinn;eaanedhowfshaeirdeacso, uonnttiehsew2a2sd dPaeyirpoofi nJtu. ly, A. D. 1863, his Excellency, Francis H. then, and stfil Governor of the Commonwealth of Vi inia, oprtilied to the Governor of the State of West irginia, under his hand and the less sealof said State, that from the returns on file in his otfioe a very large minority of the votescast at said electionsin said counties was in favor of said ann exaggn; and whereas. on the 5th day of Angust. A. 1). 1. Accept htieng Legislature ofWestVirginia asserta law transfer and annexation o said county of Berkeley to the said State of WestVirginia; and whereas, on the 2d day of 1? oyomber, D. 1863, the Legislature of WestVirginia passed a like law acceptinc the transfer and annexation of said county of Jefferson: the said State of WestVirginia; and whereas ever sinec the passageof these laws the State of WestVirginia and the various State. county, and township otificers of said;State, have continually exercised exclusive and undisputed jurisdiction, and all the acts of municipal sovereignty necessary for the good government of said counties; and whereas it has been recently claimed and insisted that the transfer and annexation of said countieswasnot valid and completeuntil the samewasratified by Congress; and whereas the doubts and uncertainty created by such claims and representations tend greatlyto create a spirit of insubordination and disloyalty to the laws our government of the State: Therefore, lie it resolvedby theLegislatureof the State of WestVirginia. That our Sens&Repsin Congress be requested to urge the speedy passageof a bill or JtResolution by Congress giving its consent to the annexatiop and transferof said countiesto the State of WestVirginia. ratifying and approving the same. Remind. That the Governor be rediiested to furnish each of our Sens&Reps in congressa copy of the foregoingresolution. Adopted January 18. 1866. Ctsnus Orricn. House or DELEGATES, WHEELIKG, January 22, 1866. I certify that the foregoing is a true transcript from the record in this 06100. wILLIADI P. HUBBARD. Clerk House officlcuulca and Keeperof (he Rolll.of sFTXACTEE bEOCFEWEaTsARr YVoIRrGSIuNrXeA., I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original filed in this office. Given under myhand u nilthe lesssealof the State, [In SJ a t m said allies in the city of Wheeling. this 20th of January lbtit). GRANVILLE D. HALL, SecyState.