Alexandria Gazette, Commercial And Political

VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
House of Delegates,
Saturday, Dec. 30.

Engrossed Bills--"Reducing the Limits of the town of Mount Pleasant and for other purposes"--"To enlarge the town of Monroe in the county of Botetourt"--"Incorporating the Franklin Society and Library of Lexington in the county of Rockbridge"--"Appointing additional Trustees for the town of Charlottesville and for other purposes"--"Concerning Elisha Bentley"--"Releasing to the widow and children of Samuel Somerville deceased the Commonwealth's right to a tract of land"--"Concerning Daniel Ellis"--"Concerning William Alexander and his family"--"Concerning John H. Purdie"--"Concerning James Byrne"--"Establishing a separate Election on the East side of Cheat river, in the county of Monongalia"--"Altering the day appointed by law for the session of the Supreme Court of Chancery holden at Winchester"--were severally read a 3d time, and passed.

The Speaker laid before the House the following Communication from the Governor:

Council Chamber, Dec. 30th, 1815.

Fellow Citizens of the House of Delegates,

In compliance with your Resolution of the 11th inst. I have the honor to transmit the enclosed Report from the Auditor. It will be observed, that this account only includes money actually paid; the unsettled accounts will be added as soon as they are adjusted. The supplies of Munitions of War, furnished by the State, are not charged by the Auditor, but are carried into the account with the United States. The interest paid by the State upon the money borrowed and applied to the prosecution of the war, is not included in the enclosed statement; it will be charged, and I have no doubt will be reimbursed by the U. States.

W. C. NICHOLAS.

Amounts of Warrants issued chargeable to the U. States to 22d Dec. 1815,
$1,779,283 67 Cr.
1814. Nov. 16th.
By United States Treasury Notes 100,000
By William Campbell for articles sold at public auction 256 83
--100,256 83
1,678,976 79

JOHN BURFOOT, Auditor.

Auditor's Office, 26th Dec. 1815.

[The accompanying Statement shows, that since the commencement of the last war, Virginia has borrowed $1,756,200, of which $780,000 has been extinguished leaving 976,200 still unpaid--of this,
0,00 is to be reimbursed to the Farmers Bank. out of the first monies from time. to bear 7 per cent. interest
Treasury
imbursable, but after long periods, viz
necessarily
nt.]on the 29th March, 1829--400.00
Virginia
Bank
{to the F. B. at 7 per cent.] on 1st Mas
at 8 per cent.) 14th Feb. 1830.)
1827and 6,200 (to the Literary Fund

On motion of Mr. Heath of Prince [Edward?], leave was given to bring in a
bill " To amend the several
acts here
tofore made to prevent unlawful Gaming
and for other purposes."
Various bills were presented.
The House adjourned till Monday morning eleven
o'clock.
January 2.
Mr. Maury, From the committee ap-
pointed to meet a Committee of the Se-
nate, and examine the ballots for a sena-
tor of the U. States--offered a written &
special report of the circumstances of the
case ; whereupon, the speaker pronounc-
ed his opinion that no report could be
received from the said committee, be-
cause the powers thereof expired upon
the adjournment of the house on the day
before, and the joint order of the senate
and house of delegates not having been
carried into effect on the day appointed
for that purpose by the resolution of both
houses, could not now be executed-
from which decision of the chair, an ap-
peal was taken by Mr. Doddridge, for the
purpose of trying the question, although
he stated his intention to vote in favor
of the speaker's decision :- The question
was put, Is the decision of the speaker
correct?-and determined in the affirm-
ative, Ayes 85, Noes 69. In the course
of the proceedings, it was stated by
Messrs. Stevenson and Stanard of Spott-
sylvania. that col. Mercer would be with-
drawn from the contest.

Motion was then made by Mr. Sta-
nard. that the house do agree to the fol-
lowing Preamble and Resolution.
" The house of delegates having deci-
ded. that its adjournment of yesterday
before the examination of the ballots. &
ascertainment of the results of the election
of a senator to the congress of the U. S.
to supply the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of William B. Giles. and by
the declension of John W. Eppes, to
accept of that office, appointed, by the
joint resolution of the senate and house
of delegates, to take place on yesterday.
prevented the execution of that order :
and. consequently, that no Report from
the committee appointed to examine the
ballots can now be received :
"Resolved, That this house will. on
Wednesday the third instant, procee"
to joint ballot with the senate,to the
election of a Senator in the congress of
the United States, to supply the said va-
cancy."
And the question being put thereupon
was carried in the affirmative.

Yesterday. the senate concurred in the
resolution of the H. of D. for proceeding
to the election of a senator of the U. S.
The two Houses accordingly proceeded
to make the election. Gen. A. T. Ma-
son was the only person put in nomina-
tion. The ballot stood thus:
For Armistead T. Mason.
128
Scattering
3
Mr. John Burfoot was re-elected audi-
tor of public accounts, without oppos-
ition.