ELECTION OF LIBRARIAN, AGENT, CANAL TRUSTEE.
At 10 o'clock the Senate came into joint convention for the election of those officers-the president of the Senate presiding.
The order for election of Librarian was first announced.
Senator Hull nominated R. Deloss Brown, of Dearborn.
Mr. Heffren nominated L. St. Clair Dill.
Senator Carnahan nominated John B. Dillon, of Marion.
Mr. Stotsenberg nominated John O. Green, of Floyd.
The PRESIDENT of the Senate announced the whole number of votes cast 145 ; necessary to a choice 73. Of these Mr. Brown received 87; Miss Dill, 30; Mr. Dillon, 18, and Mr. Green, 10. Mr. Brown having received a majority, was declared duly elected Librarian for the term of two years from the expiration of the term of the present incumbent.
In the order of the election of State Agent, Robert N. Hudson, of Vigo, and Daniel C. Stover, of Montgomery, were put in nomination.
page: 72[View Page 72]The PRESIDENT of the Senate announced the whole number of votes 145: necessary to a choice 78. Of these Mr. Hudson received 87, and Mr. Stover 58. Mr. Hudson having received a majority, was declared duly elected Agent of State for the term of two years from the expiration of the term of the present incumbent.
In the order for the election for Canal Trustree, Joseph S. Hanna, of Lafayette, was the Republican caucus nominee, and Mr. Heffren nominated Richard Raleigh, of Vanderburg.
The PRESIDENT of the Senate announced the report of the tellers, viz.: whole number of votes 146, necessary to a choice 74. Of these Mr. Hanna received 88, and Mr. Raleigh 58. Mr. Hanna having received a majority, was declared duly elected Canal Trustee for the term of three years under the provisions of the act of 1846-7 creating that office.
The convention was then prorogued and the Senators retired.
Mr. Frasier made an ineffectual effort for a clerk for the Committee on County and Township Business.
