Absent and not voting: Messrs. Abbott, Bear, Perky, Rustin, Baker, Crawford, Enyart, Folda, Howe, Lucas, Munn, Murphy, Nance, Pinney, Roll and Tomlin-16. Thereupon the president announced that Amasa Cobb having received a majority of the votes in both houses in joint convention assembled, and declared that he was duly elected to the office of elector for president and vice-president of the United States of America, for the State of Nebraska. The president then declared that the joint convention having finished the business for which it was convened, was hereby adjourned. The senate then returned to the senate chamber, and was called to order by the president. A committee, consisting of Messrs. Hastings of Lancaster, Hendershot and Seeley, appeared and informed the senate that the house was ready to meet the senate in joint convention for the purpose of canvassing and publishing the vote for member of congress, state and judicial officers. The senate then took a recess until 7 o'lock P. M. EVENING SESSION. The senate met at 10:40 P. M., and was called to order by the president. The roll was called and there were present: Messrs. Burr, Chapman, Fisher, Hoyt, Lamaster, Lyon and Mr. President-7. Absent Messrs. Abbott, Bear, Perky and Rustin-4. The senate then proceeded in a body to the house of representatives for the purpose of meeting that body in joint convention to canvass and publish the vote for member of congress and state officers. JOINT CONVENTION. The convention was called to order by the president. The roll of the senate was called by its secretary, and there were present: Messrs. Burr, Chapman, Fisher, Hoyt, Lamaster, Lyon and Mr. President-7. Absent Messrs. Abbott, Bear, Perky and Rustin-4. The roll of the house was called, and there were present: Messrs. Anyan, Clark, Davidson, Enyart, Farley, Gaylord, Hastings, of Lancaster, Hayden, Helmer, Hendershot, Holmes, Howe, McKillip, Moudy, Olinger, Raper, Rouse, Somers, Seeley and Tomlin-20. Absent Messrs. Baker, Baumer, Cornell, Crawford, Fischer, Folda, Haney, Hastings, of Saline, Lucas, Munn, Murphy, Nance, Pinney, Roll, Weidensall and Towle-16. On motion of Mr. Hastings, of Lancaster, a committee of three, consisting of Messrs. Hastings, of Lancaster, McKillip and Burr, was appointed to wait upon the secretary of state and procure the election returns for member of congress and state officers. The committee retired, and subsequently returned, bringing with them the returns of the election held on November 7th, A. D. 1876, for member of congress and state officers. On motion, the president appointed Messrs. Lyon, McKillip and Tomlin, a committee to make a tabular statement of the election returns. The vote for member of congress and state officers was then canvassed and published, and the committee appointed therefor submitted the following report: |
