Senators voting for Mr. Wade are:

Messrs. Buchanan, Jones, Moseley, Overton, Smith, and Wade.

Senators voting for Mr. Coulter are:

Messrs. Butler and Jordan.

Senators voting for Mr. Ewing are:

Messrs. Boyd, Haynes, Logan, Polk, and Wilson.

Senators voting for Mr. Helms are:

Messrs. Aden, Blizard, Ellis, Emmert, Hodges, Marye, and Tur

ley.

Senators voting for Mr. Nixon are:

Messrs. Marchbanks, Quarles, Trotter, and Paine.

There being no election, the Senate proceeded to the twenty-first ballot with the following result :

Senators voting for Mr. Wade are:

Messrs. Buchanan, Ellis, Jones, Moseley, Smith, and Wade.

Senators voting Mr. Coulter are:

Messrs. Butler and Jordan.

Senators voting for Mr. Ewing are:

Messrs. Boyd, Haynes, Logan, Polk, Ragland, and Wilson.

Senators voting for Mr. Helms are :

Messrs. Aden, Blizard, Emmert, Hodges, Marye, and Turley.

Senators voting for Mr. Nixon are:

Messrs. Marchbanks, Overton, Quarles, Trotter, and Paine.

There being no election, the twenty-second ballot was had, and resulted as follows:

Senators voting for Mr. Wade are:

Messrs. Buchanan, Ellis, Jones, Moseley, Overton, Smith, and Wade.

Senators voting for Mr. Coulter are:
Messrs. Butler and Jordan.

Senators voting for Mr. Ewing are:

Messrs. Boyd, Haynes, Logan, Polk, Ragland, and Wilson.

Senators voting for Mr. Helms are:

Messrs. Aden, Blizard, Emmert, Hodges, Quarles, and Turley.

Senators voting for Mr. Nixon are:

Messrs. Marchbanks, Trotter, and Paine.

Tere being no election, the twenty-third ballot was taken, as follows:

Senators voting for Mr. Wade are:

Messrs. Buchanan, Jones, Jordan, Moseley, Smith, and Wade.

Senators voting for Mr. Ewing are:

Messrs. Boyd, Logan, Overton, Polk, Ragland, and Wilson.

Senators voting for Mr. Helms are:

Messrs. Aden, Blizard, Ellis, Emmert, Haynes, Hodges, Marye, and Turley.

Senators voting for Mr. Nixon are:

Messrs. Butler, Marchbanks, Quarles, Trotter, and Paine.

There being no election, the twenty-fourth ballot was taken, and resulted as follows:

Senators voting for Mr. Wade are:
Messrs. Buchanan, Moseley, and Wade.

Senators voting for Mr. Ewing are:

Messrs. Boyd, Logan, Polk, Ragland, Turley, and Wilson.

Senators voting for Mr. Helms are:

Messrs. Aden, Blizard, Ellis, Emmert, Haynes, Hodges, Jordan, Marye, Overton, and Smith.

Senators voting for Mr. Nixon are:

Messrs. Butler, Jones, Marchbanks, Quarles, Trotter, and Paine

There being no election, the twenty-fifth ballot was taken, and resulted as follows:

Senators voting for Mr. Ewing are:

Messrs. Boyd, Logan, Polk, Ragland, and Wade.

Senators voting for Mr. Nixon are:

Messrs. Butler, Marchbanks, Quarles, Trotter, and Paine.

Senators voting for Mr. Helms are:

Messrs. Aden, Blizard, Buchanan, Ellis, Emmert, Haynes, Hodges, Jones, Jordan, Marye, Moseley, Overton, Smith, Turley, and Wilson.

Mr. John E. Helms, of Hamblen county, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was thereupon declared duly and constitutionally elected Principal Clerk of the Senate.

ELECTION OF ASSISTANT CLERK.

The next business being the election of Assistant Clerk, and nominations being in order:

Mr. Moseley nominated Mr. Cannon.

Mr. Hodges nominated Mr. Stratton.

Mr. Logan nominated Mr. Polk.

Mr. Buchanan nominated Mr. Ridley.

The result of the first ballot taken was announced as follows:

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Senators voting for Mr. Cannon are:
Messrs. Moseley and Wilson.

Senators voting for Mr. Stratton are:

Messrs. Aden, Blizard, Haynes, Hodges, Marye, Overton, Quarles, Smith, and Trotter.

Senators voting for Mr. Ridley are:

Messrs. Buchanan, Butler, Jones, Jordan, Logan, Marchbanks, Paine, Ragland, and Wade.

Senators voting for Mr. Polk are:

Messrs. Boyd and Polk.

Senator voting for Mr. Wade is:

Mr. Emmert.

There being no election, the second ballot resulted as follows:

Senators voting for Mr. Stratton are:

Messrs. Aden, Ellis, Haynes, Overton, Quarles, Smith, Trotter,

and Turley.

Senators voting for Mr. Ridley are:

Messrs. Blizard, Buchanan, Butler, Jones, Jordan, Logan, Marchbanks, Paine, Ragland, and Wade.

Senators voting for Mr. Cannon are:

Messrs. Boyd, Hodges, Moseley, Polk, and Wilson.

Senator voting for Mr. Wade is :

Mr. Emmert.

There being no election, the third ballot was taken, and resulted:

Senators voting for Mr. Stratton are:

Messrs. Aden, Haynes, Overton, Quarles, and Smith.

Senators voting for Mr. Ridley are:

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Messrs. Blizard, Buchanan, Butler, Jones, Jordan, Logan, Marchbanks, Paine, Ragland, Trotter, Turley, and Wade.

Senators voting for Mr. Cannon are:

Messrs. Boyd, Ellis, Emmert, Hodges, Moseley, Polk, and Wilson.

There being no election, the fourth ballot was taken, and resulted as follows:

Senators voting for Mr. Ridley are:

Messrs. Aden, Blizard, Buchanan, Butler, Jones, Jordan, Marchbanks, Paine, Quarles, Ragland, Smith, and Turley.

Senators voting for Mr. Cannon are:

Messrs. Boyd, Ellis, Emmert, Hodges, Logan, Moseley, Polk, Trotter, Wade, and Wilson.

There being no election, the fifth ballot was had, and resulted as follows:

Senators voting for Mr. Cannon are:

Messrs. Boyd, Marye, Moseley, Trotter, Wade, and Wilson.

Senators voting for Mr. Coulter are:

Messrs. Emmert, Haynes, Hodges, and Overton.

Senators voting for Mr. Ridley are:

Messrs. Aden, Blizard, Buchanan, Butler, Ellis, Jones, Jordan, Logan, Marchbanks, Paine, Polk, Quarles, Ragland, Smith, and Turley.

Mr. Charles L. Ridley, of Davidson county, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared elected Assistant Clerk of the Senate.

ELECTION OF ENGROSSING CLERK.

The next business being the election of an Engrossing Clerk, the following names were placed in nomination:

Mr. Butler nominated Miss Peyton.
Mr. Trotter nominated Mrs. McCallum.