On motion of Senator Brown, the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That the rules of the Senate for the last session be the rules of the Senate for the present session, until otherwise ordered. On motion of Senator Gould, the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That the House of Representatives be informed that the Senate having assembled, has organized by the choice of Frank W. Rollins of Concord as president, Edward H. Wason of Nashua as clerk, Henry E. Hill of Durham as assistant clerk, James M. Adams of Nashua as sergeant-atarms, Henry B. Stearns of Manchester as messenger, and Horace B. Sherburne of Concord as doorkeeper, and is now ready to proceed with the business of the session. The Hon. Ezra S. Stearns, secretary of state, appeared and presented the returns of votes for Senators for the various senatorial districts, as returned to the secretary's office, which were referred to the select committee on returns. On motion of Senator Gordon, the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That until otherwise ordered the Senate will meet at II o'clock in the forenoon, and at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. On motion of Senator Stevens, the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That forty (40) copies each of the Manchester Union, the Manchester Daily Mirror, the Concord Evening Monitor, the People and Patriot, and the Nashua Daily Telegraph be ordered for the Senate for the session. The following report from the committee appointed to examine the votes cast in the various senatorial districts of the state was accepted and adopted: The select committee to whom were referred the returns of votes for Senators in the several senatorial districts, have attended to their duties, and having examined the returns made to the secretary of state, as well as the records in the office of said secretary, beg leave to report that they find the state of the vote returned in the several districts as follows: and Thomas H. Van Dyke having a majority of all the votes and no person appearing to have a majority of all the votes cast, there is apparently no choice. The two constitutional candidates are Henry W. Keyes and William D. Baker. and Henry H. Palmer having a majority of all the votes cast, is elected. and Amos L. Rollins having a majority of all the votes cast, is and no person appearing to have a majority of all the votes cast, there is apparently no choice. The two constitutional candidates are William C. Sinclair and Ichabod P. Berry. and William F. Knight having a majority of all the votes cast, is elected. and Hermon Holt having a majority of all the votes cast, is elected. and no person appearing to have a majority of all the votes cast there is apparently no choice. The two constitutional candidates are George A. Wason and Elgin A. Jones. DISTRICT NO. 9. Frank C. Towle had • 2,256 Benjamin E. Flanders had John R. Cogswell had and Frank C. Towle having a majority of all the votes cast, is 1,429 97 and Frank W. Rollins having a majority of all the votes cast, and Edmund H. Brown having a majority of all the votes cast, and James A. Edgerly having a majority of all the votes cast, and Thaddeus W. Barker having a majority of all the votes. and William J. Reed having a majority of all the votes cast, is and Samuel F. Murry having a majority of all the votes cast, and Marcellus Gould having a majority of all the votes cast, is |