The Portland daily press., 1876-01-07

Ivory Lord and Usher B. Thompson having
received majority of the votes are declared
elected.
Your committee find vacancy of one sena-
tor in this district, and also find that Uranus
o. Bracket and VIM. A. Cromwell are the
constitutional candidates for senators in their
district.
A message was sent to the House proposing
g joint convention for the purpose of electiDg a
senator to fill the vacancy existing in the first
district.
An orler was passed providing for special
session in the afternoon for the purpose of
electing state officers, and a message sent to
the House proposing Joint convention at D
o'clock, for the purpose of electing Secretary
ofState, Attorney General, A1jutant General
and State Treasurer.
The Senate then went into convention for the
purpose of electing senator to fill the vacan
cy in the first district.
After its return message was sent to the
House proposing convention for the purpose
of administering the oath of Office to the Gov
ernor elect. The House concurring the Senate
again went into convention.
On its return an order was passed that 500
copies of the Governors address be printed for
the use of the Senate. Adjourned till 215.
IN CONVENTION.
Both Houses met in convention at 2 30 o.
M, to elect state officers for the ensuing year.
For Secretary of STATE, Sumner J. Chadbourne
had So votes and Alex. NJ Robinson "a. For
Attorney General, Lucius A. Emery had SO
votes ond David r. Hastings II. For Adju-
tant General, Jonathan P. Cilley had 90 votes
and Samuel d. Leavitt had II, Gee. f. Grang-
er l. For Executive Councillors, the Republi
can candidates.. M. Mason of York, George
Warren of Cumberland, Geo. A. Preble of
Sagadahoc, Chas. A. Wing of Kennebec, Fred
A. Richards of Knox, Chas. Buffum of Penob-
scot, Solomon Stanley of Franklin-had SO
votes each and the Democratic-George M.
Payne of York, Washington Bray of Cumber-
land, Frank B. Torrey of Sagadahoc, Benz f.
pA-rat4- -KAnnahaa,-N AlsanL Thanarsea of
Knox, James f. Rawson of Bangor, Rodolphus
P. Thompson of Franklin-had II votes.
Messrs. Mason, Warren, Wing, Richards and
Buffum having accepted the off ce of councl-
lors were qualified
NO 1lOuoO hhCV dt ~ anu VIC Cudpdtu
addressed to the members a most ornate and
historical prayer.
After the re aiding Of the journal, on motion
of Mr.. Pike of Burlington, the House went in
to Committee of the Whole to consider the
cases of election errors in the Watervlle and
Belgrade districts. Mr.. Porter Was called to
the chair. Mr.. Haviland of Watervile made
a statement relative to his case and that of Mr.
Meader. He said that Mr.. MeaGer's name
was printed N. Meader, but the town clerk of
Waterville returned them for Nathaniel Mead
er, and as Mr.. Meader had decided majority
of the votes he was entitled to the seat. Mr.
Powers made statement relative to the Bel
grade case, to the effect that Mr.. Wyman did
not receive certificate becaus e part of the
votes were returned with initial only. Mr.. Tai
bot offered a resolve seating Mr.. Meader, and
Mr.. Powers offered a resolve seating Mr.. Wy
man. The committee rose and reported the re-
solves above referred to. and the House passed
the same, and Messrs. Meader of Waterville,
and Colder Of Belgrade took their seats.
Mr.. Pike of Calais, presented a bill relating
to interest 1t is the old statute relative to the
rate of interest. The first section provides that
legal interest shall be at the rate Of so per an
mum on $1OO. The other sections restore all the
penalties for usury. Mr.. Pike desired the pa
pers to call the attention of financial men to
this measure, and intimated that at an early
day he would address the House on the bill
Mr.. Pike also presented the petition Of certain
parties to extend the Fort Fairfield railroad
from the boundary line to Caribou village
After little unimportant business the
House adjourned until Tuesday at 10 a. IN.