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The Senate then withdrew, and the House adjourned until three o'clock, P. M.


Three o'clock, p. m.

On motion, the Clerk was directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives are now ready to receive them in the Representative Hall to proceed with the unfinished business—

Which duty being performed, the President and members of the Senate, attended, and proceeded to the election of a Judge of the Superior Courts of the Ocmulgee Circuit, for the term of four years after the expiration of the term of the present incumbent, and the ballots being received and examined, it appeared that the Hon. Herschei V. Johnson was duly elected.

They then proceeded to the election of a Judge of the Superior Courts of the Flint Circuit, for the term of four years after the expiration of the term of the present incumbent, and upon receiving and counting out the ballots, it appeared that the Hon James H. Stark was duly elected.

They then proceeded to the election of a Judge of the Superior Courts of the Chattahoochee Circuit, for the term of four years after the expiration of the term of the present incumbent, and upon receiving and counting out the ballots, it appeared that the Hon. Alfred Iverson was duly elected.

They then proceeded to the election of a Judge of the Superior Courts of the Cherokee Circuit, for the term of four years after the expiration of the present hacumbent, and upon receiving and counting out the votes, it appeared that the Hon. John H. Lumpkin was duly elected.

They then proceeded to the election of a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas and Oyer and Terminer of the City of Savannah, for the teim of two years after the expiration of the term of the present incumbent, and upon receiving and counting out the ballots, it appeared that the Hon. Alexander Drysdale was duly elected.

They then proceeded to the election of a Solicitor General of the Coweta Circuit, for the term of four years after the expiration of the term of the present incumbent, and upon receiving and counting out the ballots, it appeared that Mial M. Tidwell was duly elected.

The Senate then withdrew to their Chamber.

Upon motion of Mr. McDougald of Muscogee, the House accepted an invitation from the Faculty of Oglethorpe University, to attend the Commencement of that Institution.

The House then adjourned until 10 o'clock, Thursday morning.