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BY THE SENATE,

January 17th, 1867.
Gentlemen of the House of Delegates:

We beg to advise you that in compliance with the provi-
sions of the Act of Congress, regulating the mode of electing
Senators of the United States, we will meet your Honorable
Body in joint session in the hall of your own House, at 12
o'clock M., to proceed to the discharge of the duties pre-
scribed therein.

By order,

A. GASSAWAY,

Secretary.
Which was read.

The hour of 12 o'clock having arrived, in compliance with
the adjournment yesterday, and in conformity with the Act of
Congress, chapter 245, entitled, an Act to regulate the time
and manner of holding elections for Senators in Congress,
the Senators of Maryland appeared in the hall of the House,
and the two bodies conjointly proceeded to hold an election
for Senator to succeed the Hon. John A. J. Creswell, in the
Congress of the United States.

The roll of Senators and members of the House of Dele-

gates being called, it appeared by a viva voce vote of each
enator and member present (a majority of all the members
elected to both Houses being present and voting,) that:

Ezekial F. Chambers, John A. J. Creswell, Samuel Hambleton, George R. Dennis, Icaac D. Jones, James T. Earle, Edward Leeds Kerr, Ephraim K. Wilson, Philip Frances Thomas, Levin L. Waters, George Vickers, Horatio Beck, Alexander Evans, John W. Crisfield, Richard B. Carmichael, Christopher C. Cox, William H, Neale, John R. Franklin, Levin L. Derickson, C. M. Jump, Total, 15

received

4 votes. 1 " 1 " 2 " 6 " 6 " 5 " 8 " 5 " 2 " 2 " 6 " 30 " 8 " 6 " 1 " 3 " 1 " 2 « 1 " 100