The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-02
DOC. no, SyvII.


Report Of The Committee Of Elections Upon he
Rtsalatioa Of Mr.. l'ysor in Regards The
ltssnt Members.
The Committee on Electione, 10 whom,
was referred the resolution IN heiolloWpg
words, to.wit:
"ResNlrcd, That the Committee Of Eec.
tions inquire and make report 70 this CSn.
vention Of The number and names OF mem.
bers whose seats are vacant, the cause or
causes OF such vacances, and o! the actitn
which it may be proper for this body 10
take in relation to said vacaucie, andlo
the several abyentees The said commit.
the is authorized to send for persons an |
papers, and to report by resolution Or
otherwise" beg leave to report that they
entered upon the performance Of the duties
imposed upon them, and considered the
evidence adduced before them, and cana
o the following conclusions and resou.
tions, to.wit:
Filst, as to the members Of the con.
vention who are absent: Caleb Bog.
ges, George W. Brent, Sherrsrd Glen.
ems, John A. Campbell, John Echolf,
Samuel Garland, Samuel l.. Graham,
Robert l.. Grant, Algernon s. Gray,
James W. Hcge, Robert @. Kent, James
Lawson, James Marshall, Thomas Maslin,
Spicer Patrick, Edmund Peudle,on, Bur.
well Spurlock, franklin T. Turner and
benjamin Wilson. These members have
not as yet attended the convention during
its present session.. Some Of them are in
the field serving the S!a.e, some detained
on account Of sickness, and others absent
from causes unknown to the committee. The
committee have.n not been able to ascertain
that any OF these members are absent from
their seals by reaaon CT disloyalty 10 Viz
ginia or sympathy with the enemy.
Secondly: Resolutions OF committee as
to certain other absent members.
II appears to the satisfaction OF the COM
mittee that William &. Brown, James Bur.
lty,J John s. Burdelt, John S. Carlisle, Mar.
shall ": Dent, Ephriam B. Hall, Chester
D. Hubbard, John ]. Jackson, James G.
McGrew, George McC. Porter, Chapman
j. Stuart, Campbell Tarr, and ,vaitman +.
Wiley, elected members OF this Conyen-
ton, have been engaged in conspiracy
against the integrity OF the Commonwealth
OF Virginia, aud are now engaged in aiding
and abetllng the open enemies Of Virsinir;
therefore
Resolved, That the said Wm, G. Brown,
James Burley, John S. Burdett, Johu S.
Carlisle, Marshall NJ. Dent, Ephram B,
Hall, Chester D. Hubbard, John J. Jack.
son, James G. McGtew, George McC. Por.
ter, ChapmanJ J. Stuart, Campbell Tarr and
Waitman I. Wiley be, and are hereby ex.
PEELED from this Convention, aud tha!
their seats as members OF this Convention
be-, and are hereby, declared vacant; and
1t appearing that certain OF the parties las.
abovo named are seeking to obtain pay
for that period Of time elapsing between
the dates when the ssid persons left the
Convention and the day when the Con.
vention adjourned,
l.eso!rsd. That the Clerk Of the Conyen.
ton be, and is hereby directed, not to grant
certificates for said pay.
The. committee further report that jas.
II. Couch, Of the county Of Marion, has
resigned his sent, and an election TO tillthe
vacancy been had, but official information
has not been received as to who has been
elected. Geo. W.Summers, one Of the del.
esutes from kanawi.a, also resigned and
an election has been had to fill the vacau-
cy, but Official information has not been
received as to who is elected. John O
Marr, one Of the delegates from the county
81 Fauquier, was killed III battle at Fairfax
Court aorsa, and his Heat is vacant, All
OF which is respectfully submitted. ~
A, T. RAYMOND,
Chairman OF Committee OF ELECTIONS,