231

32

123
10

13

Gage
Greeley
Gosper
Hamilton.
Hall
Harlan
Holt.
Howard
Hitchcock
Jefferson.
Johnson.
Kearney
Knox
Keith
Lancaster
Lincoln
Madison
Merrick
Nemaha
Nuckolls.

208
14

208

252

205

8471 8471 847 2421 242 242

10 158 161) 38 38 38

3 3 3 23 23

9 9 9 637 637 637

31 31 126

126
720 720 720

296
295 295

10 IO
342 342 342 115 I15 113

6 6
22 22 22 13

131,
292 292 292 84 84 84
16 16 16

10 10 10
531 531

537
137 137

1371 208
697 6971 697 376 376 376 14

14
184 186 186

42

41 2 2 2 216 2161

216

50 50 50 16 16 16

55 55 55 1947 1951 1954 712 711 712

252 252 251 251 246

242 239 244 366 366

366 299 299 299 19

22

3
564 564 564 205

205 3

6

41
1086 1087 1087 603 603 603 79

79
214 213 214 95 94 94

8 8
1255 1256 1254 1100 1087 1091 7 18 18 12
736 731 733 168 165 164 63 63

20 20 20 101 IOI 101
513
514

530 535 530 10 16 16 6 548 548 79 79 79 5

5 641 61 61

8 8 8
82 82

82
20 20 20 1

I
1264 12641264 1075 1076 1075

64 167

19 1053 1053 1051 469

409 469 419 418 418 388

391 391 421 421 421 53 55 55 1100 1100 1105

464 464

464 354 345
904 905 905

328
61

213 213 61 61

39 39 39 126 126 126

131 131 123 5

5 51 398 398

398
123

22
182

71. • 27
182 182 6 6 6
9741 9771

977

462 462 962
49 49 49 13 13 13
509 509

116 116 12

12 9041 904 904 293 293 293

8 13 13 5

22

7
79
8

Otoe.

63

514 548)

Pawnee
Pierce
Platte
Polk
Phelps.
Red Willow
Richardson
Saline.
Sarpy.
Şaunders
Seward
Sherman
Stanton
Thayer.
Valley
Washington.
Wayne
Webster
York.

128 126 126

328

471

509

115

II

Total

37383'31916'3190916954'17554'1747411599 721128301 8131311 61 3119711 71 71 1281 126 1261 41

21 81 81 496 7|491515|8024/32 208 13

The president of the joint convention thereupon declared that

Messrs. Silas A. Strickland, Amasa Cobb, and Alexander Conner were duly elected and appointed to the office of electors for president and vice-president of the United States of America for the State of Nebraska.

On motion of Mr. Moudy, a committee of three was appointed to wait upon the governor and inform him that the convention had completed its labors, and asking if he has any further communication to make to the legislature.

The president appointed as such committee Messrs. Moudy, Davidson and Chapman, who waited upon the governor and subsequently returned and reported that his excellency had no further communication to make to the legislature.

On motion of Mr. Murphy, the joint convention adjourned.

The senate returned to the senate chamber and was called to order by the president.

On motion of Mr. Chapman, the senate adjourned sine die.
Attest,

D. H. WHEELER,

Secretary of Senate.

OF THE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF THE

STATE OF NEBRASKA.

THIRTEENTH SPECIAL SESSION,

BEGON AND HELD AT LINCOLN,

DECEMBER 5, 1876.

SENATE JOURNAL.

THIRTEENTH SPECIAL SESSION.

SENATE CHAMBER,

Tuesday, December 5, 1876. The thirteenth special session of the legislature of the State of Nebraska met in obedience to the proclamation of his excellency, Silas Garber, governor, which is in words as follows, to wit:

PROCLAMATION

BY

LEGISLATURE IN

THE GOVERNOR, CONVENING THE STATE

SPECIAL SESSION.

WHEREAS, The constitution of the State of Nebraska provides that “The governor may on extraordinary occasions convene the legislature by proclamation, stating therein the purpose for which they are convened, and the legislature shall enter upon no business except that for which they were called together"; and

WHEREAS, The question of the eligibility of Amasa Cobb, who received a majority of the votes cast for the office of elector at the late election for presidential elector, has be raised ; and

WHEREAS, The constitution and laws of the United States provide that each state shall appoint, in such manner as the legis