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Extract from the Journal of the General Assembly of Florida^ for the 

 Vith day of January, 1851. 



On motion of Mr. Milton, 



A committee of three, consisting of Messrs. Milton, Baker and Ward- 

 law, was appointed to wait upon the Senate, and inform that body of the 

 readiness of the House to proceed to the election of United States Senator 

 and other officers, according to resolution previously adopted by the two 

 Houses. 



A committee from the Senate, announced that the Senate would be 

 ready in a few minutes to proceed to said elections. 



The Senate entered the Hall, and the President, upon invitation of the 

 Speaker, took the chair. 



The President having announced the object of the joint meeting and 

 that the election for Senator was now in order; 



Mr. Milton nominated David L. Yulee for that office. 



The first vote resulted as follows : 



For Yulee: — Senate — Mr. President, Messrs, Brown, of Columbia, 

 Brown of Hillsborough, Forward, Johnson, Maxwell, Mosely, Perry and 

 Taylor — 9. House — Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Anderson, Bennett, Bradley, 

 Burnham, Dilworth, Finlayson, Hawes, James S. Jones, John W. Jones, 

 Kenan, Kilcresse, Lott, Magbee, Milton, Smith, Standley, Steele, Taylor 

 and Wardlaw— 20. Total, 29. 



Blank: — Senate — Messrs. Austin, Avery, Baldwm, Buddington, Craw- 

 ford, Finley, McMillan, Smith and Stewart — 9. House — Messrs. Allen, 

 Baker, Battle, Brett, Brownell, Brown, Bryant, Ferguson, Geiger, Hop- 

 kins, Langford, Long, Mathers, Maxwell, McCall, Plummer, Scott, Shine, 

 Turner and Wilkinson— 20. Total, 29. 



The President announced that there was no election. 



HAMILTON, PUBLIC PRINTER. 



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