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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1872
Volume 190, Page 1624   View pdf image (33K)
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1872.] OF THE SENATE. 17
The Clerk of the House of Delegates delivered the follow-
ing message:
BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
January 5th, 1872.
Gentlemen of the Senate :
We respectfully propose with the concurrence of your Hon-
orable Body to open the returns of the election for Governor
of Maryland, this day at one o'clock, P. M., in the Hall of
the House of Delegates, in the presence of both Houses, agree-
ably to the requirements of the Constitution of the State.
By order,
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk.
Which was read.
Mr. Blake submitted the following message :
BY THE SENATE,
January 5th,1872.
Gentlemen of the House of Delegates :
We have received your message proposing to open the re-
turns of the election for Governor of Maryland, in the Hall
of the House of Delegates, to-day at one o'clock, in the pres-
ence of both Houses, in conformity with the requirements of
the Constitution of the State, and concur therein.
By order,
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary.
Which was read, assented to, and sent to the House of
Delegates.
JOINT CONVENTION.
At one o'clock, P. M., the Senators escorted by Messrs,
Chapman, Smith and Spencer, Committee, proceeded
to the Hall of the House of Delegates, when the re-
turns for the election of Governor were opened by the
Speaker, as Chairman of the Joint Convention, in the pres-
ence of both Houses, and read by the Clerk. It was found
that the Hon. William Pinkney Whyte had received 73,958
votes, and Hon. Jacob Tome 58,830 votes. Whereupon the
Speaker, as Chairman of the Joint Convention of the two
Houses, declared that the Hon. William Pinkney Whyte,
having received a majority of all the votes cast, was duly
fleeted Governor for the term, as prescribed by the provisions
of the Constitution, Article 2, Section 1.
On motion by Mr. Chapman,
The Joint Convention then adjourned.
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