APPENDIX.
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The vote on this and the two succeeding ballots stood, 115 for Pennington and 113 for Smith.
Forty-third Ballot. — On Tuesday, January 21, the programme again changed. Mr. Smith withdrew, and Mr. McClernand was nominated in his place. Only one ballot was taken this day, resulting in 116 votes for Pennington, and 91 for McClernand; 26 scattering.
Forty-fourth, and Last Ballot. — The final ballot took place on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Mr. Briggs of New York voted for Mr. Pennington, giving him 117, the number necessary to elect. Thus, after wrangling for nearly two months, was the House organized. Mr. Pennington was at once conducted to the chair, duly sworn in, and so ended this remarkable and exciting contest.
Summary of the Several Ballots.
| Sherman,Bocock,Barksdale,Boteler,Gilmer, | |||||
| (Rep.)(Dem.)(Dem.)(Am.)(Am.) | |||||
| First Ballot | 66 | 86 | . . . | 14 | 3 |
| Second Ballot | 107 | 88 | . . . | . . . | 22 |
| Third Ballot | 110 | 88 | . . . | . . . | 20 |
| Fourth Ballot | 108 | 86 | . . . | . . . | 22 |
| Fifth Ballot | 110 | 85 | . . . | . . . | 22 |
| Sixth Ballot | 110 | 85 | . . . | . . . | 18 |
| Seventh Ballot | 96 | 86 | . . . | . . . | 36 |
| Eighth Ballot | 111 | 83 | . . . | 25 | . . . |
| Ninth Ballot | 111 | 85 | . . . | 23 | . . . |
| Tenth Ballot | 111 | 84 | . . . | 15 | . . . |
| Eleventh Ballot | 112 | 85 | . . . | 21 | . . . |
| Twelfth Ballot | 112 | 10 | . . . | 29 | . . . |
| Thirteenth Ballot | 110 | 12 | 20 | 31 | . . . |
| Fourteenth Ballot | 111 | . . . | 15 | 39 | . . . |
| Fifteenth Ballot | 110 | . . . | 10 | 43 | . . . |
| Sixteenth Ballot | 109 | . . . | . . . | 38 | . . . |
| Millson, (Dem.) | |||||
| Seventeen Ballot | 106 | . . . | 96 | . . . | 6 |
| Eighteenth Ballot | 95 | . . . | 79 | . . . | 36 |
| Nineteenth Ballot | 108 | . . . | 69 | . . . | 21 |
| Twentieth Ballot | 103 | . . . | 10 | 27 | 19 |
| Houston, (Dem.) | |||||
| Twenty-first Ballot | 100 | 20 | 17 | . . . | 17 |
| Scott, (Dem.) | |||||
| Twenty-second Ballot | 101 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
| Maynard, (Dem.) | |||||
| Twenty-third Ballot | 105 | . . . | 65 | . . . | . . . |
| Twenty-fourth Ballot | 102 | . . . | . . . | 83 | 14 |
| McClernand,Vallandigham, (Dem.)(Dem.) | |||||
| Twenty-fifth Ballot | 101 | . . . | 33 | 12 | 14 |
| Twenty-sixth Ballot | 104 | . . . | . . . | 69 | 7 |
| Davis,Nelson, (Dem.)(Dem.) | |||||
| Twenty-seventh Ballot | 103 | 56 | 6 | 8 | . . . |
| McClernand, (Dem.) | |||||
| Twenty-eighth Ballot | 109 | 32 | 37 | . . . | 4 |
| Hamilton, (Dem.) | |||||
| Twenty-ninth Ballot | 103 | . . . | 89 | . . . | 14 |
