The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-12-19

the proposed new state.
"But .Kanawha' was not to be
the name of the new state. On
the morning of 3rd of December,
when the first section of the report
of the committee on fundamental
aud general provisions was being
read, Honorable Harmon Sinkel, q
delegate from Taylor county,
moved to amend by striking out
the word .Kanawha' in the fret
! line A long and animated debate
ensued, which continued until the
moon hour, when a recess vas taken
until three O'Clock p. m Bponre
assembling. yea and nay vote was
taken on the motion of Mr. SinseI
This stood thirty for, and fourteen
against. SO the word 'Ksnawha,' ;
which had been for nearly four
months, understood to be the name
of the new state, was striken ont
Then on motion of Honorable
Daniel Lamb, a delegate from
Ohio county. the convention pro.
cseded to fill the blank. The roll
of members was oalled and the vote
recorded as follows:
For West Virginia'-Messrs
John Hall. President. of Mason
county; W. w Brumfield. of
Wayne county; Elbert q Cald-
we'll. Marshall county; Thomas R.
Kerskadon, of Hampshire county !;
James s. Cassidy. of Fayette
county; John A. Ollie. of Preston
county; Abijah Dolly, of Hardy
county; Stephen NJ Hansley, of
Raleigh county; Hiram Raymond.
OF Marion county; Joseph Hubbs.
of Pleasants county; james Her.
vey, of Brooke county; Robert
Hager. of Boone county; Robert
Irvine, !of Lewis county; R. w.
Lauck, of Wetzel county; E S.
Mahou. of jackson county; EN-
mitt j O'Briep, of Barbour county !;
james W. Parsons, of Tucker
county; Granville Parker, of Cabell
county; Harmon Sinsel, of Taylor
county; Josiah Simmons, of Ran
d lph county; Benjamin F. Ste.
wArt. of Writ county; Chapman j.
Stuart. of Doddridge county; Abrs-
ham D. Soper. of Tyler county !;
Gustavus F. Taylor. of Braxton
county; Thomas q. TTainer, ut.
Marshall county Waftfnan 7 !.
Wiley, of Monongalia county; vii.
liam Walker. of Wyoming county;
William w. Warder. of Gilmer
county, and A. j. Wilson IF Rit.
ohie oounty-30 votes.
For Observation-Disclosures. James
a. Brown, of Kanawha county;
Gordon Battelle. of Kanawha
county; 81 D. Chapman. of Roane
county; Thomas w. Harrison, of
Harrison county; Daniel Lamb, of
Ohio county; Dudley S Montague,
of Putnam county; Jas. W. Paxton,
of Ohio county; Lewis Ruffner,
of Kanawha county. and Peter q.
Van Wiukle, of Wool oountv-o
votes.
For Western virginia'-Mess.
rs Richard L. Brooks, of Upshnr
county and John w. Powell, cf
Harrison oounty-2 votes.
"For 'Alleghany'-Messrs. jog
eph s. Pomeroy, of Hancock
county, and William E. Stevenson,
of Wood county-votes.
For 'Agustua'-Joan j. Brown,
of Preston county, vote.
so the blank was filled by in.
serting the words West virginia',' ,
in the sections wherever the word
'Kanawha' occurred The oonven-
ton was fastening on the work of
dividing on the work cf dividing
state, but it appears that a large
number of it's members were nm
willing to abandon the PANE of
Virginia. TIenceforth the work
of naming a constitution for the
new state of West Virginia pro.
gressed rapidly:
"Thus.' said the historian and
arohivist, sit if that much of the
most interesting history OF our
state has never been printed in
forms accessible to it's psopls
Work of this kind can only he done
at public expense. All other Ameri.
can states are printing the valuable
historic papers. snd it is hoped
that ere long West Virginia ma.
do likewise