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was declared duly elected keeper of the

requested to inform the Senate that the
House of Representatives was in readi-
ness for it's reception with view to com.
pleting the business pending adjournment.
The Honorable Senators being an
nounced by the sergeant alarms entered
and took the seats assigned them.
The President of the Senate having sta
ted the business before the convention to.
wit
The resolution of Mr.. King. of the Sem
ate. relative to the election Of Senators in
the Congress Of the United States.
The question was taken on the adoption
of the resolution, as amended, and decid
ed in the affirmative.
The Convention then proceeded to the
election OF the United States Senator for
the term commencing March 5.h, 1868.
Mr.. Duncane, of the Senate. placed in
nomination the name of Hon W L Shar.
key. of Kinds.
Mr. Hicks, of the House, placed in NOM
inaton the name of Hon Fulton Ander-
son. of Kinds.
No other nominations being made the
roll Of Senators and Representatives was
called with the following result:
FOR WIN sHARKEY
Senators-Mr President, Messrs An.
derson, Bnford, Brown, Cain. Duncan,
Hooker. jackson, King, Land. Leachman,
Lowry, Lyles. LyIes, Martin. McCargo,
Miller. Montgomery, Mosley, Napier.
Robinson. Smith, Stephens. Stone. and
Wilson-25,
Representa,ives-Mr Speaker, Messrs
Acker. Alcorn, Arnold, Barry. Beau
champ, Blanchard, Boddie, Boone, Bow
den, Brown of Kemper, Brown Of Yallo-
busha. Bridges of Choctaw, Bridges of
Talahatchie, Burress, Burton, Cameron,
Carter, Cromwell. Duff Ellis, Gillstrap.
Gowan, Grace, Graham, Gresham. Grif,
fin, Hamelton. Hanson, Hearne. Hillyer,
Hudson. Huffman, Hunter, lrby, Jones,
Kennedy, Kendall, Labauve. Lewis, Lid
dell, Luse. Mabry, Marable, Martin,
Mears, Merrill, Medearis. Mcneil, Mil
ton, Morphis, Morris, Mclnnis, McRaney,
McRea. McWhorter. Murdock, Murray,
Nye. o wen Penny backer. Philips. Phipps,
Pounds. Robertson, Steele. Simrall. Su
raft, Tsnkersly. Thompson, Tindsll, Wall,
Walker, Webber. Webb of Amite. Webb
of Franklin. Wiliams-77.
FOR FULTON ANDERSON.
.Senators-Messrs Hawkins, Seal, Swett,
Taylor, Wolf and Yerger-6
Representatives-Messrs. Brown, Cole,
Brooks. Caperton. Daniel, Dotson, Easter
Ia. be 10
Lyles, Manning. Msyson. McElroy, Nc
Laurin, Reed. Seal, and Shannon-20.
Total votes cast for w L Sharkey 100
d" f." a" Fulton Anderson &c
Whole number of votes. ....:.. 1876
Mr. Sharkey having received a majority |
vas declared duly elected Senator in
the Congress of the United States for the
term commencing March S. 1868.
Mr. Labauve, of the House, moved that
the Convention take recess until to NOR
morrow morning 9 o'clock, which was
lost.
On motion the Convention proceeded
to the election of United States Senator
for the term commencing March 5. 1865.
Mr. Lowry. of the Senate. placed in
nomination the name Of H n VIM YER
ger.
Mr. Hil!yer. of the House, placed in
nomination the name Of Hon J W G Wat
son. of Marshall.
Mr. Taylor. Of the Senate, placed in
nomination the name ofGen w S SFealb.
erston, of Marshall.
Mr. Hicks, of the House. placed in nom
nation the name of Hon J L Alcorn. of
Coahoma.
Mr. Murray, Of the House, placed in
nomination the name Of Hon S J Gbol
son of Monroe.
Mr. Merrill, Of the House, placed in
nomination the name Of Gen < Q Wal
,hall of Yallobusha.
Mr. Lylts, of the Senate, moved that
the Convention take a recess until to.
morrow morning 9 o'clock, which was
lost
The Convention then proceeded to bal
lot with the following result:
FOR I'M YERGER.
Senators -Messrs. Anderson, Cain,
Duncan, King. Lowry, LyIes. Montgom-
cry. Napier. Robertson and Perger-i0.
Representatives-Messrs Barry, Bod
die, Bridges of Tallahstchie. Gamer m,
Dotson, Gresham. Henly. Hudson, X n
dali, Mears, Meadearis. McRaney, Nye, I
Simrall. Webb OF Amite. Webb Of Frank
Iin-l6.
Total vote ................. 20
FOR J W owArsoE.
Seuators-Binford.B Brown, Duuean-3. =,
Representatives -Messrs. Blanchard, :
Bowen. Caperion. Cole. Daniel, Hillyer.
Kennedy, Lyles. Manning. Marable, Pen
1ybscker. Powers. Reed, Robertson,
Wall and Webber-l6.