Mr. WILLEY. I was aware of the bill referred to by the Senfrom Illinois. That bill embraces loyal citizens throu bout the entire South, and Will perhaps lea to some discussion and some delay. The resolution which I now offer is confined in its operations exclusively to the counties of Berkeley and Jefferson, in the State of WestVirginia. Allow me to state, iiir. President, that tic people of West V irginia feel somewhat cliagrined that a part of her territory, the counties of Berkeley and Jefferson, as much a part of her territory as any other counties in the State, the loyal State of WestVirginia, should have been excluded by one of the subordinate Depts of the Government from the operation of the act of July, 1864. Why these 2 counties are excluded I cannot understand. Why apart of a loyal State should be excluded and auoth or part allowed to be brought within the operation of this act, I cannot understand. Every other Dept of the Government has recognized these 2 counties as belonging to WestVirginia, as a part of the territory of that loyal State; the Executive hasrecoguized it; the head of the War Dept has recognized it; and recently, it will be in the recollection of the Senate, Congress by its action recognized the annexation of these 2 counties to the State of WestVirginia, so that these 2 counties are now, and always have been, a part of that territory; since 1863 at any rate. Before the passage of the act of July, 1864, and ever since the passage of that set, these 2 countieshave been as much a part of the State of WestVirginia as any other counties within its limits. IVe feel somewhat aggrieved that this discrimination should be made against them. There are not many claimants in these 2 counties; and fearing that the bill referred to by the Senfrom Illinois might, perhaps, lead to some extended discussion and to some delay, I have thought it proper to introduce this resolution, supposing that there would be no objection to it, inasmuch as it simply places these 2 counties on an equal footing With all the other counties of the State and if there be no objection I would be glad if the Senate would take up the resolution and consider it now. I have stated all that there is in the JtResolution. It seems to me there can be no earthly objection to it; and therefore I should be glad if the Senate would put the resolution on its passage now.