Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-01-07


| Scattering, ID
and Ivory Lord and Usher B. Thompson, having
received majority of all the votes thrown, are
elected:
Your committee find vacancy of one Senator
in this district, and also find that Uranus o.
Bracket and William A. Cromwell are the consti-
tutiona candidates for senators from this district
On motion of Mr.. LORD of York,
Ordered That message be sent TO the House
of Representatives by the Secretary, informing
that branch that vacancy exists at this board in
the First Senatorial District and that the coustitu
tional candidates are Uranus o. Bracket and Wm
A, Cromwell, and proposing convention OF Doth
branches of the Legislature in the Representatives
Hall, this day, at quarter OF eleven o'clock a. NJ
for the purpose of electing q Senator to ill said
vacancy and asking the concurrence of the House.
Subsequently q message was received from the
House concurring in the proposition.
(See House Report)
On motion of Mr.. SwAsEY of Oxford, the vote
of yesterday by which it was voted to hold one
session day, was reconsdered.
On motion of Mr.. STEVENS, it was voted to
hold special session of the Senate at quarter past
two o'cleck, .iAi..sflegaoon. for the purpose of
electing State officers
Mr. PEAKS, from the joint select committee to
which was referred the votes for Governor, given
in the several cities towns and plantations for the
current political year, reported as follows:
Whole number Of votes returned is III, ,l60
Necessary to a choice, 55,5Sl
Selden Conner has 37,6l3
Charles w. Roberts, 53,50l
Scattering, 46
and Selden Connor, having majority OF the vote
returned, is elected Governor for the current po-
litical year.
| The report was accepted and sent down.
| On motion of Mr.. STCRGIs OF Androscoggin,
| Ordered, That committee of three be ap-
| pointed on the part of the Senate, with such as
the House may join, TO wait upon Hon. Selden
Connor, and inform him that he has been duly
elected Governor Of the State OF Maine for the
current political year
! And Messrs. Sturgis of Androscoggin, kyes of
Franklin and Watts of Knox, were appointed on
the part Of the Senate.
Subsequently,, Mr.. STURGIs reported that the
committee had waited upon the Governor elect,
and he was pleased to reply that he accepted the
office, and would attend upon the Legislature al
such time as may be assigned, for the purpose OF
| taking and subscribing the oath required by the
Constitution to qualify him for the discharge of his
official duties.
On motion of Mr.. STEVENS of Somerset, it was
Ordered, That message be sent to the House
of Representatives, proposing convention OF the
two branches of the Legislature, III the Repfescn-
tves Hall, this day, at ii o'clock A. NJ, for the
purpose of administering to Hon. Selden Connor,
| Governor elect, the oaths of office, and receiving
such communication as he may be pleased to
make, and asking the concurrence of the House
| And the Senator was charged with the message
message was subsequently received that the
House concurred in the proposition.
The hour assigned for the convention for the
purpose of administering to Hon. Selden ConnoI
Governor elect, the oaths Of office, having arrived
the Senate proceeded to the Representatives Hall
where convention was formed.
/ (See the House Keport.)
On motion of Mr.. HASKELL of Cumberland,
Ordered, That message be sent to the House
of Representatives proposing convention OF the
two branches of the legislature in the Represents
tiyes' Hail. this day at IL O'Clock, p. NJ, for the
purpose of electing Secretary Of State, Attorney
General, Adjutant General and seven councillors
and asking the concurrence of the House.
Subsequently message was received IRON the
House, concurring in the proposition foi joint
convention.
On motion Of Mr.. KYEs Of Franklin,
y Ordered, That five hundred copies Of the Gov