 Complete the following phrase:  With the house complete, in 1800 Van Ness returned to elective office. This time he served a term in the State Senate; the following year he retired from his position in the militia. After he returned to private life, Maizefield played a bit part in the aftermath of one Americas early 19th-century political scandals. In 1804, Van Nesss nephew William, an associate and political ally of Vice President Aaron Burr, carried between Burr and Alexander Hamilton, a fierce opponent of Burrs possible bid for the presidency. In the letters, Burr demanded an apology and explanation from Hamilton for remarks about Burr attributed to him at a Claverack dinner the previous year. When Hamiltons answers proved insufficient to Burr, he instead demanded satisfaction. Van Ness was Burrs second in 