The following gentlemen were designated to act as pall-bearers on the occasion:
| Mr. Ewing, | Mr. Chase, |
| Mr. Hitchcock, | Mr. Loomis, |
| Mr. Backus, | Mr. Groesbeck, |
| Mr. Wolcott, | Mr. Stanton, |
| Mr. Sherman, | Mr. Harlan, |
| Mr. Vinton, | Mr. Gurley. |
The proceedings upon the death of Judge Wright were, by the Conference, ordered to be published, and the special session closed.
NINTH DAY.
Washington, Friday, February 15th, 1861.
The Convention was called to order by President Tyler, and prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Renner. The Journals of the 13th and 14th were read and approved.
The PRESIDENT:—I have this morning received several communications from different persons, which will be laid before the Convention. One is an invitation from Horatio Stone, inviting the members of the Convention to visit his studio; also, a resolution of the House of Representatives, authorizing the admission of members of this Convention to the floor of the House. Also, a letter from J.E. Sands, offering to the Convention certain flags which possess historical interest, from the fact that they were used in the convention which adopted the present Constitution of the United States. Also, a communication from Horatio G. Warner.
The communications were severally read and laid upon the table.
Mr. SUMMERS:—I am instructed by the Committee on Credentials to inform the Convention that the committee has received satisfactory evidence of the appointment by the Executive of Ohio of C.P. Wolcott, as a delegate to this Convention, in the place of John C. Wright, deceased.