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The Daily Dispatch: January 24, 1862., [Electronic resource], "Sawery" Bennett's opinion of old Abe. (search)
67; Charles W. Russell, 39; William C. Rives, 11; John B. Floyd, 7; William Daniel, Jr., 2; James M. Mason, Henry A. Wise and James Barbour, 1 each. The result being announced, the Speaker appointed a committee to confer with a committee on the part of the Senate and compare the vote of both Houses. When the committee returned it reported the following as the result of the vote on joint ballot: Robert M. T. Hunter140 William Ballard Preston88 Charles W. Russell62 William O. Rives23 John B. Floyd7 William Daniel, Jr.2 James M. Mason1 James Barbour1 Henry A. Wise1 Whole number of votes, 164; necessary to a choice, 83. The Speaker then announced that Robert M. T. Hunter and William Ballard Preston, having the largest number of votes, were duly elected Confederate States Senators from the State of Virginia. On motion of Mr. Anderson, of Botetourt, the bill to organize the Virginia forces was made the order of the day for to-morrow. The House