Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-13
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Convention reassembled at . p. N.
Mr.. SISsEL, Chairman of the COMMITTEES
on Credentials, reported the following new
members entitled to seats; A. +. Ross, OF
Ohio county, TO fill the vacancy oCcasiOnell
by the death OF Gordon Baltelle; D. s. PIN
nell. of Upshur. to fill tue vacancy created
by the resignation Of K. Il, Brooks: Joseph
S. Wheat, OF Morgan, hitherto unrepresent.
ed; John BOggs, Of PeudletOn, heretofore
unrepreSr0ted; and Moses Tichnael, Of Ma.
rion, 10 supply the vacancy caused BY the
removal from that county OF Hiram Hay
mond
They also reported that Judge Jas. H.
Brown, OF Kanawha, wns present, but with
no certificate Of election, but that the com.
mlttee were in posse ssiOu Of letter adj
dressed by Senator Slack Of that county 10
Ii" view State Commissio uers, apprising
them Of Judge Browns recollection to fill
the vacancy occASioned BY his own resig.
nation; that Judge Brown was then (Wheu
the letter WINS writteu) in Washington, and
requesting them to telegraph TO him OF his
election; and advising them that a certii-
cate OF election would be forwarded at
oucs
Mr.. BaowS was unanimously admitted to
q seat.
The Chairman OF the Committee also
stated that there wAa case of contested
election from POcOhontas county.
The members admitted came forward aud
took the oath Of Office
The resignation OF the President, John
Hall, OF Mason, was read
This election Of Il permanent President
being NEXT 10 order.
Mr.. SrrART, OF DOidridge. nominated
a. D. Soper, Of Tyler,
N:.NAS WINELE nominated T.. b. Hall, Of
Marion.
Mr. MCCuTCHES nominated Joseph 3.
PomerOy OF Hancock.
MIR, L4CCG nominated ElbetL Il. Caldwell,
OF Marshall.
On the first ballot Mr.. Soper received
lG; MIR Hall, II; Mr.. Caldwell, ., aud Mr.
POmeroy, . votes.
Mr.. lAvCX withdrew the name of Mr..
Caldwell. aud Mr. Pomeroy Withdrew his
own.
The second ballot was made and Mr..
Soper received %, and Mr.. Hall 20 votes;
so Mr.. SOper, having received majority
Of the whole vote WAS declared elected,
and after being conducted to the chair by
Messrs. Hall and Van Wrinkle, returned his
thanks IN few neat aud appropriate re-
marks.
Mr.. LAMB submitted an ordinance 10
nFnvt1O Enr Vl,n nf III
Constitution to the people. Al his request
it was laid on the table aud ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. VAS WINYLE then moved that Mr.
Wiley he now invited to address the Con.
ventiOn, and that gentleman accepting the
invitation followed in An address OF some
two hours, Of such breadth and power that
It is but faint praise to say that he ex.
hRuste'l the whole new State queStionraud
left nothing for others to say. Ills speech
is to he published IN r1tUsO.
The Convention then adjourned IL 10 A.
n. tomorrow,
The following ia a list Of the members
who appeared in their seats during the
day:
MeasrF. J. ] Brown, Of Preston; J. H..
Brown, KNnSwhHi II. D. Chapman, Roaup;
+. II. Caldwell, Marshall; 7. L. CarskHdon,
Hampshire Il. N. Cook, Mercer; Henry
Dering, MonongAIia; John A. Ollie, Preston;
Abijah Dolly, Hardy; +. y. Hall, Marion;
T. W. Harrison, Harrison; Joseph Hubs,
PleasnnIS; James Hervcy, Brooke ], p,
HobAckr MDOwel; Robert Irvine, Lewis;
Daniel Limb Ohm. K " T,Purk W,,,oI
D. S. Montague, Putnam; +. S. Mahon,
Jackson; John 4. MCutchen, Nicholas: Il,
J. OBrteu, Barbour; J. ". Parsons. Tuck. |
CT; j. N. Powell, Harrison; G. Parker.
CRbell;J. s. PomerOy, Hancock; D. 8. Pin.
uell, Up'hur; A, +. Ross Ohio; Lewis RUIZ. |
ner, KAnAwhA; Z ". Ryan, Fnyet,e; Inr. |
mon Sinsel. Taylor, Josiah Simmons, Ran. |
dolpb; WIN. +. Stevenson, Wood; - Steph.
enson, Clay b F, Stewart, Writ G. J. Stu.
art, DOddridgC; Geo. ". Sheets, Hamp.
shire A. D. SOpCr, Tyler; b. II. Smith,
Logan q. +, Taylor, Bra1ton; N. Itch.
nOOl, Marion; T, H. Trainer, Marshall: p, G,
Van Wiukle. Wood ". T. Wiley, MOnon.
gala; ". ". Warder, GIlmcr; Jos. s
Wheat, Morgan; and a. ], Wilson, Richie.
Those absent were the following:
MCsSrI. John Boggs, of Pendleton, "
". Brum6eld, Wayne; Samuel GriM.h,
AHSOni s. N. IINnSlsy, Raleigh; Robert
llagAr, Boone J, W. Paxton, Ohio; ].
Robinson, Calhoun! and WIN. Walker, wy.
OmIng,
The contestants from POCahontas county
ara DF 0ih0nu and gonunI Wanna,