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27 and also to choose a Secretary of State requesting the concurrence of the House and the House concurred and the Clerk by message aquainted the Senate therewith.

Agreeably to assignment the two branches of the Legislature met in convention in the Representatives Hall for the purpose of electing a Senator to fill the vacancy in the Eight Senatorial District. Messrs. Rogers and Smith of the Senate Lake of Bucksport Bronson of Anson and Allen of Lubec of the House, were appointed a committee to receive sort and count the votes therefor who having attended to the duty assigned them report the following statements of facts - that Anson G. Chandler had thirty four votes - Moses Fuller had nine votes and there were one Hundred and Forty Six Blanks which report was read and accepted. The same Committee then proceeded a second time to receive, sort and count the votes for a Senator to fill said vacancy and reported the following statement of facts that Anson G. Chandler had thirty four votes - Moses Fuller had thirty seven votes and there were sixty seven blank votes which report was read and accepted. The same Committee proceeded a third time to receive, sort and count the votes for a Senator to fill said vacancy and reported the following statement of facts - that Anson G. Chandler had fifty three votes - Moses Fuller had thirty five votes and there were sixty five blank votes which report was accepted.