Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-15
VIRGINIkUONVENTION
FOURTH DAY.
FRlpAY, JUNO IL. ia

The minutes of the preceding day were
read aud approved.
Col. KRAWAR, of MOnongalia, who was
present for the first time, came forward and
took the oath of Office.
Ma. CARLILE, from the Committee on
Business, reported the following ordinance:
On his motion It was ordered to lie on tue
! table and be made the order Of theday for
Tomorrow. at eleven o'clock. a.
AN ORDINANCE Toa TaE aE-onoASlrATIoS OF rnE sFArE
aovERNNENT.
The people OF the State Of Virginia by their dele
gatsS assembled in Convention al Wheeling, do
l. Governor and Lieutenant Governor for the
State Of Virginia shall be appointed by this CODVen
which pertain to their respective Offices by the OK
listing Laws of the State aud to continue In Oco u-
til their successors be elected andPualhed.
,. Council to consist of five membeF9 shall be
appointed by this Convention tI consult with AMI adj
wise le Governor respecting such matters pertaining
to ha OfiCtAl iutiel lie shall submit for cUnSlerR
nn and to aid in the execution Of his official orders.
Their term # office shall expire at the same time as
that II the Governor.
s. The Delegates elected to the General Assembly
on the tWentyslhiTd day Of May last and the Eena-
entitled under existing laws to EeStin the next
General Assembly. who shall qualify themselves 10y
taking the oath or affirmation hereinafter set forth
Shall constitute the Legislature OF the State, TO dis
charge the duties and exercise the powers pcrtinng
TO the General Assembly. They shall hold their
offices for the terms for which they respectively
elected. They shall assemble In tho city ofWhoenG
themselves, as prescribed by szistn lave In their
respective branches. majority in each branch OF
guarantee TO do business. majority Of the mem.
| hrI of each bEaucn thus qualified. voting a1irma.
lively shall be competent TO pass any act specified
in the section Of the fourth article Of
the Constitution Of the State.
4 Tho Governor. LieufenAnt-G Governor. members
Of the Legislature; aud all Officers In the service
Of the State. of any county. city or town theren
or hereafter to be elected or appointed Tor such ser:
vice Including the Judges and Clarke OF the several
courts ShPTihs Commissioners " the ReEenne JUS
tces Of the Peace officers Of city and municipal cnr
porations and Officers Of militia aud volunteers Of
the state not into the service Of the United
States an Il, each take the following oath airmN-
ton befre PrOceeeng in the discharge of their Sow
| .0iemnly swear Tor afhrm) that I wiz support
the Consultation Of the United States and the laws
marie In pursuance thereof Rs the Supreme law OF
the land any thiugin tho Ordinances Of the COnVen-
| ton which assembled at chmOud on the 18th day
md thai Syili nnhoi and defend the cioysrnYoe1t
| ordained 10y the Convention which assembled at
Wheeling IN the llth day Of JnnN, 1851, and the
Legislature Governor and all other Officers thereof
in the discharge Of their several duties prescribed
| by the last mentioned Convention.
s. II any elective officer who is required ~ the
preceding section- to take said Oath or Airmatinn
fail refuse to do, it shall be the duty Of the iiOV
upon satisfactory evidence of the fact to issue
his writ declaring the office IL he vacant. and pToVid.
ing for special elec ION to fill such vacancy, at
convenient and curly day to be deSignated In said
writ Of which due publication shall be made fur tho
information OE the perOns entitled TO vote at such
election. and such writ may lie directed. Rt the dis.
erection of the Governor. to the SheF or Sheris OF
the proper County Counties. or to n special Com
missioner Commissioners to he ordered by the
Governor for the purpo4e If the officer who falls
refuses to take such oath or affirmation he appointed
otherwise than by election the writ shall lie directed
to the appointing power, requiring it to I'LL the
cancy.
He also from the same Committee re-
! ported back the resolution submitted by
Mr.. Frost, of jackson, on Thursday, COM
mNuding the dispersion of sedl;iOuS Assem-.
| b1uSrnc Er VCitb tho raHOrNunaN 1.tf 1r,- 1,,R
it pass.
On motion the question was put and the
resolution adopted.
Ma. LAMB, from the Committee on Gre
dentinls, reported that John Love, of Up
shur county, had presented proper creden-
tiMls emitting him to seat in this Conven-
tiOn from that county, and he moved that
his name be- entered upon the roll as such.
The report as far AS made WAS adopted.
MT. LOWS mime WIS entered upon the roll,
and he came forward and was qualified.
MIR. LAAn-The Committee also instruct
ed me to report thar Nathan II. TAFT is en-
titled to represent the people of Barbour
county rs one of the Delegates in this Com
vcntion, in the place of Spencer Dayton,
who has hecu heretofore admitted as II
member. He moved that Mr Taft be re-
ccivRd in place of Mr.. Dayton
MR. STEWART, of DOddri6ge, wished to
know some of the FACES in the case. He
WAS not aware that the Committee had the
power to displace member already Quali-
fed. He thought such action irregular.
i Mn. LAMB said the facts were briefly
these:
The appointments in that county had
been made by subscription. Mr. Shuttle
worth was upon all the subscription pnpers
presented tn the Committee. When We first
acted upon the case and presented that roll
of members TO the Convention, Mr.. Taft
had not his papers to lny before us We
therefore presented the name Of Mr. Day
ton, because he WAS the on;y second name
appearing upon tue papers we had to act
upon. Mr.. Taft. upon due notice to Mr..
Dayton, has since brought forward his ma
Ptrs, and it appears now by the whole of
the papers which we now have before us,
that Mr.. Taft is appointed to represent that
: county, by larger number OF citizens than
Mr.. Dayton. Mr. ShuttIeswor:h is unani.
monsly appointed, and the county is enIi-
tied to but two members.
MR. STEWART renewed his objection ON
the ground of irregularity. Mr. Dayton
had hceu qualified. and there should be
= sOmr regularity in the mode by VIII ch he
should he displaced,
Mr. LAMB referred to the proceedings oil
the day before. The claim ofMr. Taft had
neeh regularly referred to the Committee.
a consideration of it necessarily involved
1 It contest with Mr.. Dayton. Under order
1 OF the Convention, il WAS incumbent ON the
r Committee 10 report on the respective
claims, and they had done go. -.
. MIR. STEWART said he bad underSf6Ha
the resolution of yesterday lsuhmitte,i by
q the gentleman from TaylOrl to express that
= Mr. Taft should be entitled, to take his
seat as a representative in the Legislature
, and not whether he or Mr. Dayton should
take a seat here as delegate to this Con-
, vention only.
) The Secretary read Mr.. Burdelt's resolu-
, ton. IL is as follows:
i That Nathan H. Tan be admitted to a
4 seat IN this Convention, as the delegate
:, from Barbour county to the I.e0isl,tmre y
Mr. Rnnnrrr Ill 49,, :. - -