Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-20
AFrERNooY aEssIo2.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention reassembled at three.
Mr.. Moss asked to have his name record
ed in favor of the Ordinance adopted in
the morning session, Vi
Mr. YAHcE moved to proceed at once to
the election of Governor, the Convention
being now authorized to take that step.
Mr.. CARLILE suggested that the blank in
the Ordinance should first be flled. He
proposed to ill it by inserting the "lst
day of July next" which was agreed to.
Mr.. VANCE renewed his motion, and sup
ported it with some. remarks. 81
| Mr.. CARLILE suggested Tomorrow Mt
eleven O'clock as aiFordiGg little time for
considering so important.t matter. satI
Mr. Evans reminded him that tomorrow
at that hour was the time set apart for the
signing OF the Declaration of Rights. He
moved TO amend by substituting to-mor-
row at o'clock, which was finally agreed
to.
Mr.. PoRrER offered the following:
Resolved, That we recommend the imme-
| diate organization of volunteer companies
in every county represented in this Con-
vcntion, to support the State government
as organized by this Convention.
The resolution WAS, after some discuss
sion, put upon its passage, and was adop-
ted.
On motion of Mr.. Garlic, the second or.
dinance. TO authorize the experimenting of
suspicious persons, &C., WAS taken up, and
the first, second, third, fourth and fifth
sections passed, after correcting few ty-
biographical errors.
Mr. Hubbard, of Ohio, asked to have his
vote recorded IN favor of the adoption of
the FIRST ordinance, having been absent at
the time the vote was taken.
The sixth section was read. -
Mr.. Harrison, of Ohio, moved to recnr
| to the 9th sections and amend by inserting
in the 18th line, after the word. "same;''
the words. "or refusing to acknowledge the
acts of this Convention as legal"
The proposition provoked good deal
OF discussion, and the question being taken
| on it, it was rejected
| Mr.. DORsEY then moved to amend the
sixth section by adding the words land if
such person be an officer of this Com
monwealth, his Office shall DE declared va
cant, and shalt be flied according to the
law in that case made and provided"
! The proposition was discussed at coE.
siderable length the question was taken
on its adOption,'and it was rejected.
! Mr.. VANwINKLE offered the following
! amendment to tile same section, and IL
was agreed to: To insert in the 34th
line, after the word 'Isecnre," the words
s'fOr trial as for misdemeauOr."
Sir. JOHNSON, of Wetzel, moved that the
same words be inserted ia the Erst line
of the first section after the word 'secur.
ed but afterwards Withdrew the motion.
:! Mr.. OARLILE with the concurrence of the
! committee proposed this additional section
which was Hdopted: G Z
SEC. z. ''That the powers vested in tbs
Governor by this ordinance shall only b,
exercised upon satisfactory evidence ant
with the concurrence OF majority Of hi!
council"
The question having been called on thu
adoption of the entire ordinance,
Mr.. VANCE denied the power of the Con-
Vention to pass such an ordinance. HI
did not want to make such star chamber
of this Convention as had been done a
Richmond. 1t was matter that beIonge,
feutirely to the Legislature, and should b.
be left for its action. II this Convention
was to do all the legislnting for the Stat
there was no need Of Legislature at all
Mr.. LAMB said, in reply to the objection
of the gentleman from Harrison, TINT b.
the action of the May Convention, th
people bad authorized this Convention st
devise such measures and take such &c
TtiOn' as the safety and welfare of the PEG
tPle they represent might demand. Tha
was their authority, and they all kneWtha
the exigencies of tho times did denan
that they should take this action.
Mr.. BuRDETT remarked that in revolu
tionary times ike these, they could no
.aBd-mnst not be bound down to the strIv
letter of laws and constitutions For. hi
jpart, he meant to take his part Of the re
FpOnsibility.
ri The yeasiand mays having been demand
ed. the question on the adoption Of III
ordinance was then taken, and resulte
as follows:
YRA&-Measrs. Atkinsun.W W. I. Foreman, Rove
Barnes, BeEkslIire, Brown, BuEdett, BEeski Barrie
BTumheld, Crawford. Garlic, ". b. cuane, 8 Gran
Close, IiWell CaFatadOn. COPley, DOrSey, DnVidsO
Douglas. DoWney, Evans, FVFrell FaFnsW6Tth, Ties
er, Fast FlamlBg. frost GiBt, Graham, Hale. HlII
con. Hubbard. HaGaRE, HOotou, Howard. Hawk
hurst, johnson. Kramer, Logan. lamb. Lightbpr
NeNJDan. Porter, Pierpolnt. Paisley, Pfies, PaEto
llItehie Roberts, 2. Smith, G. ". Smith, J. a. STu
tleswOEth, Scott, Snider, ]. L. Smith. Swan SteWni
l y. =. ShpstlesEpEth. Trout, Van Wrinkle. Withel
West, WetEel, Wilson, WaRaseneT, and zlhu.-i4.f
= NAYs.-dfeslTB Vance, J. W. WIlliAmGcn, Mr! Pre-
dent "a. L BoTemRn.l-S.
ABSGNT-MePsEs, CrOthers, Davis. Foley. MiehA'
Nichols ReEBonS, RAtehdep Tan 1arr1 Todd, ~
l Wats0ne-l1. t.a6 lI4
! Mr.. POLsLRE moved to reconsider Il
Tote by which the frst ordinance had beG
, adopted, for the purpose of odering q. snl
stitute for the fourth sectionSWhirh subst
!, tnte he read as fOlloWsi
, .All ofacara except members ofthe lie
islature, elected on the 23d Of Nay, ls6
now ia the service Of the State, or Of Al