Mr. LOGAN:--I am informed that Mr. LINCOLN, the President-elect, has arrived in this city. I feel certain that the Conference would desire to treat him with the same measure of respect which it has extended to the present incumbent of that high office. I therefore move that the President of this Convention be requested to call upon the President-elect of the United States, and inform him that its members would be pleased to wait upon him in a body at such time as will suit his convenience, and that this Convention be advised of the result. The motion of Mr. LOGAN was agreed to unanimously. Mr. WILMOT:--I move an adjournment to half-past seven o'clock this evening. The motion was agreed to, and the Conference adjourned. * * * * * EVENING SESSION--SIXTEENTH DAY. WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, _February 23d, 1861._ The Conference was called to order by the President, at half-past seven o'clock. The PRESIDENT:--I have addressed a note to the President-elect, announcing the desire of the Conference to offer their respects to him in a body, at seven and one-half o'clock this evening, or at such other time as would be agreeable to him. I have received his reply, stating that he will be pleased to receive the members of this body at nine o'clock this evening, or at any other time which may suit their convenience. The Conference then proceeded to the order of the day, being the consideration of the second article of the section reported by the committee. Mr. GUTHRIE:--I move to strike out the second article, and to insert the following in its place: "Territory may be acquired for naval and commercial stations and transit routes, and by discovery, and for no other purposes, without the concurrence of four-fifths of the Senate." It is generally conceded that under our present Constitution the United States have no power to acquire territory for coaling or naval stations, within the country of a foreign power. It was the committee's intention to remedy this defect by the present section. But as it stands, I do not like it. The idea is somewhat awkwardly expressed. I wish to have the enabling power conferred in direct terms. Mr. SUMMERS:--I would ask to interrupt the order of business for a moment, in order to make a report from the Committee on Credentials, in the Kansas case. The defect adverted to in the case of Mr. STONE, has been supplied to the satisfaction of the committee, and Messrs. CONWAY, EWING, and ADAMS, have also presented themselves as delegates from the State of Kansas, with proper credentials. It has not been our practice heretofore to admit members by a formal vote, nor do I see any necessity for making the case of Kansas an exception. The committee would suggest that the clerk enter the names of these gentlemen upon the roll of delegates, unless objection is made. The PRESIDENT:--The Secretary will make the entry, as no objection is made.