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came from the Senate accepted for Concurrence - and Mr. Hamlin of Columbia moved to strike out from the list of votes as reported by said Committee the votes from the towns of Gilead & Dearborn which motion after discussion and an amendment thereto proposed was negatived & the question upon striking out was taken by yeas & nays as follows Yeas 71. Nays 74. - & the report was accepted in concurrence - sent up - (for yeas & nays see page 366)

Mr. Shapleigh of Berwick moved to strike out from the list of votes for Governor as reported by said Committee the vote from a place called Argyle in the County of Penobscot which motion was discussed until the House adjourned And the House adjourned until afternoon

Afternoon The House resumed the consideration of the motion to strike out the votes from Argyle - & a call being made for the previous question & sustained - the question "shall the main question be now put" - was put & decided in the affirmative - and the main question was put as to the amendment and decided in the negative by yeas & nays as follows Yeas 61. Nays 83. (for yeas & nays see page 370)

Mr. Hamlin of Columbia moved to strike out of the list of votes for Governor the votes from Winslow & Plantation No. 17 - which motion was decided in the negative

Agreeably to assignment the two Branches assembled in Convention in the Representatives Chamber at 3 o'clock & proceeded by ballot to the Choice of seven Councillors to advise the Governor in the Executive department the current political year - the whole number of ballots given in was One Hundred & Sixty seven - necessary to constitute a choice Eighty four Isaac Lane had ninetynine, Allen H. Cobb had One hundred, Joseph Howard had one hundred, Hezekiah Prince had one hundred, Abijah Smith had one hundred, William Emerson had one hundred & Ralph C. Johnson had one hundred votes and they were declared duly elected -