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On motion of Mr. Nelson, 

 The Board adjourned to meet in the Hall of the House of 

 Representatives at 7 o'clock this evening. 



EVENING SESSION. 



January 8, 1852. 

 The Board met pursuant to adjournment. 

 A report from the Hendricks county agricultural society 

 vs^as received. 



Mr. Cockrum w^as admitted as a delegate from the agricul- 

 tural society of Gibson county. 

 On motion of Mr. Singer, 

 The delegates proceeded to an election of members of the 

 State Board of Agriculture, to fill the vacancies of those 

 whose terms of service expires to-day, and the result of the 

 first ballot was as follows : 



Jeremiah McBride received, - - 17 votes. 

 George W. Brown received, - - 17 votes. 



Jacob R. Harris received, - - - 18 votes. 

 John McMahan received, - - - 18 votes. 

 George K. Steele received, - - 17 votes. 

 Joseph Orr received, - - - - 16 votes. 

 A. Seward received, - - - 16 votes. 



George G. Dunn received, - - - 18 votes. 

 H. L. Ellsworth received, - - 1 vote. 



D. P. Holloway received, - . - 1 vote. 

 John RatlifF received, - . . 2 votes. 



Whereupon the President declared Messrs. McBride, 

 Brown, Harris, McMahan, Steele, Orr, Seward and Dunn 

 elected members of the Indiana S tate Board of Agriculture, 

 until the day of the meeting of the Board in January, 1852. 

 Mr. Brown, from the committee on Rules, made the fol- 

 lowing report : 



