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[votes for U.S. Senator] On motion by Mr Kingsbury agreeably to the previous order of the Legislature the Senate proceeded to ballot for the choice of a Senator from this State in Congress of the United States to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Albion K. Parris - Messrs Page, Kingsbury and Healy were appointed to receive sort and count the votes - who reported that the whole number of votes given was 17 Necessary to constitute an election 9 John Holmes had 6 Joshua Wingate “ 6 Ezekiel Whitman “ 5

[Choice of John Holmes U.S. Senator] Second ballot - Whole number of votes 18 Necessary to constitute an election 10 John Holmes had 10 Joshua Wingate “ 4 Ezekiel Whitman “ 4

[message to the House] John Holmes was then declared elected on the part of the Senate in concurrence with the House of Representatives and a Message was sent communicating the result to the House.

[message from the House to elect counsellor] Message from the House proposing a convention in the Representatives Chamber tomorrow at ten o’clock for the purpose of electing one Counsellor for Lincoln district in the place of Ebenezer Farley, who declined. Concurrence communicated by message

Adjourned.

Attest Eben. Hutchinson Secy