American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-12-16

to be the result:
Il For Charles Cuts, votes alter Lowrie. 49,
hsbu'y DIckins, 9-Robert Temple, 5--yVm. I
brobson' 4-Thomas Fl. GIliss, 9.
+ NO person having received majority of IL
r whoe number OF votes, another ballot became ne
cessary, which resulted as follows
For c. Cuts, 1-yValter Lowrie. 9o-Asbnr
Dickins. 14-Robert Temple, AVN. p. Drot
son, 3.
Neither OF the candidates having vet received
majority OF the votes, another ballot took place. whc
resulted as follows:
For Walter Lowrie, as-Asbury Dickins l5-
Robert Temple s.
Walter Losorie, having thus received MAORI,
OF the votes, was declare to be duly elected Secrc
tary of the Senate.
The Senate then proceeded to ballot for Sergean,
a'-Arms' end Door Keeper; when there appeare
to be
For Mountjoy BaIy, IS votes--William O'Neale
4-N. Bergman. 1.
Mr.. Baty, (the present incumbent,) was dul,
elected.
The next Officer ballo,ed for, was Assistant Doc
Keeper when
Henry Tins, received 80 votes-Newton Berry
man = Scattering, 4.
| Henry Tins, Qhe present incumbent,) was &C
cordngly elected.
| The foregoing officers then severalIy took tn,
oo'he vi ouec, anu entered on tneir respective du
| ties.
| The Senate then, according 10 the order of the
day, proceeded to the election of Chaplain, ane
the ballots being counted were as follows:
For The Rev. DR.. Slaughton, 81 votes Rev. Mr.
Ryland, 15-Rev. Mr. Allen, 5.
DIR. Staughton having majority of votes was
duly elected; and then the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Sfeaher laid before the House two commu
nications from the Comptroller of the Treasury
the first, transmitting lists of unsettled accounts
with the following officers, viz Collectors of Gus
toms, Collectors OF Old Internal Revenue and Di
rect Iax, Receivers at the Land Offices and on the
Books OF Receipts and Expenditures the other
transmitting a list OF unsettled accounts on The
books of the office of the Second Auditor which
were laid upon the table and ordered to be printed
The Speaker also laid before the House com.
munication from the late Delegate of Michigan
Territory, with sundry documents in support oil
his claim TO seat in the House which were re
ferred to the Committee of Elections.
The following Committees we're announced as
having been appointed by the Speaker:
On Revolutionary Pensions-M MIR. Burgess, Mr..
Wood Of N. Y; Mr.. Garnett, MIR. Cary, Mr..
Varnun, Mr. Thompson of Ohio; and Mr.. Har
yey.
On Petitions Of Revolutionary O6icers-Mr.
J.
compe, MIR. Jno. Mitchell, MIR. Marble, and Mr.
Claiborne.
Mr.. .McLane, of Delaware, from the Committee
OF Ways and Means, reported bill making appro
priations Tor compensation to the Members and OF
hcers OF the House Of Representatives and for con-
tingent expenses OF the same; which was twice
read and committed, and made the order of the day
for this day.
The following resolution, offered on Friday by
Mr.. Wicklite, was taken up and agreed to-:
Resotred, That the Secretary of War be instruct
ed to ascertain from the President and Directors
and Company of the Louisville and Portland Canal
Company in Kentucky, upon what terms they will
furnish the United States with a site and sufficient
water power for an Armory, and that he lay such
Information as he may obtain before this House
when obtained.
The resolution offered on Friday by Mr.. Ing
ham, calling the President for information in re-
alton to the trials by Court Martial of Commodore
Stewart and of Lieut.. Sands, having been read
Mr.. .Naltary, Of Vermont, inquired of the NOV.
the which rendered expedien to call for
bis information the trial of Com. Stewart was
,yer-he had been honorably acquitted, and he did
lot perceive any good end to be answered by calling
Up the subject airesh.
Mr.. Ihgham observed, in reply, that he could
ssure the gentleman ION Vermont that the resolu-
ion he had offered had not been suggested by any
iniriendIy feelings towards Commodore iSteaoart,
'r any other person. but great mass of heavy
harges had been brought against the officer refer
ed to, and circulated by the public press without
my thing Of the result of the investigation being
published, except the result of the trial. He had
,een told that there existed many important facts,
md great body of testimony, in the case, which
lad never met the public eye. These documents,
,e felt assured would be interesting in themselves,
md were of great interest TO the character of the
ccused. The affair had excited much interest
throughout the country and he was desirous of hay
ng it better understood.
Mr.. JuaElary making no further opposition to
he resolution, it was agreed to, nen,. con.
On motion of MIR. Little, the resolution passed