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[14] In Senate The Governor’s message and accompanying documents were ordered to lie on the table

Adjourned

Afternoon,

On motion by Mr Parsons the Secretary of the Senate was ordered to procure two hundred copies of the Governor’s message to be printed for the use of the Legislature

Report of the Committee to examine the returns of votes for Senators was taken up, read & accepted,

on motion by Mr Williams ordered that a message be sent to the House of Representatives informing that branch of the Legislature that there is one vacancy of a Senator at this Board from the District of Washington and that Thomas Vose who had 399 votes and John Balham who had 341 votes are the constitutional candidates for filling said vacancy and that the Senate propose a convention of both branches of the Legislature in the Representatives chamber tomorrow at eleven o clock for the purpose of electing a senator for the District of Washington, a message was accordingly sent -

A message was received from the House informing the Senate of their concurrence in said proposition

On motion by Mr Stebbins ordered that the Secretary of the Senate forthwith notify Samuel Weston that he is duly elected by a majority of the votes off the electors of Somerset District a Senator of the State of Maine the current year and request his attendance at as early day as may be