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A communication was received from the Secretary of State transmitting the school returns, agreeably to the act of 1825, which was read and with the accompanying returns, referred to the joint standing committee on Literary institutions, in concurrence.

Agreeably to assignment, the two Branches of the Legislature met in Convention for the purpose of choosing a Counselor in place of William B. Webber, who declines accepting the appointment ... Messrs Hodgman and Gibson of the Senate, and Messrs Peirce, Washburn and Carey of the House were appointed a Committee to receive, sort and count the votes; who having attended the duty assigned them, reported that the whole number of votes given in was 185. Necessary to a choice 95. Amos Allen has --- 84. Andrew Witham --- 56. Ralph C. Johnson --- 41. and there were seven scattering votes. No person having received a majority of all the votes given in, the Convention proceeded to a second ballot; the same committee having received, sorted, and counted the votes, reported that the whole number of votes given in was 181. Necessary to a choice --- 91. Amos Allen has 122. who declared duly elected & the Convention separated.

In Senate. The petition of John Barron and others for a boom on dead river. " of Benjamin Fisk and others,