tions for

Specific ap their officers and attendants, estimated for a propriafeffion of fix months' continuance, one hunfupport of dred and ninety-three thousand four hundred ment, for and fixty dollars.

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For the expenses of firewood, ftationary, printing-work, and all other contingent expenfes of the two houses of Congrefs, eleven thousand five hundred dollars.

For the compenfations granted by law to the Chief Justice, Affociate Judges, District Judges, and Attorney General, forty-three thousand fix hundred dollars.

For defraying the expenfe of Clerks of courts, jurors and witneffes, in aid of the fund arifing from fines, forfeitures and penalties; and likewife for defraying the expenfes of profecutions for offences against the United States, and for fafe keeping of prifoners, twenty thoufand dollars.

For making good deficiencies in the laftmentioned fund, in the appropriation of the year one thousand seven hundred and ninetyfive, ten thousand dollars.

For compenfation to the Secretary of State, Clerks and perfons employed in that department, seven thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.

For incidental and contingent expenses in the faid department, twenty-three thousand three hundred and eighty dollars.

For compenfation to the Secretary of the Treasury, Clerks and perfons employed in his office, eight thousand one hundred and fifty dollars.

For expense of stationary, printing and all other contingent expenfes in the office of the Secretary of the Treafury, five hundred dollars.

For compenfation to the Comptroller of Specie apthe Treasury, Clerks and perfons employed propriain his office, ten thoufand nine hundred tions for dollars.

fupport of government, for

For expense of stationary, printing and all 1796. other contingent expenfes in the Comptroller's office, eight hundred dollars.

For compenfation to the Treasurer, Clerks and perfons employed in his office, four thoufand four hundred dollars.

For expense of firewood, ftationary, printing, rent, and other contingencies in the Treasurer's office, fix hundred dollars.

For compenfation to the Auditor of the Treafury, Clerks and perfons employed in his office, eleven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

For expense of stationary, printing, and other contingent expenfes in the Auditor's office, fix hundred dollars.

For compenfation to the commissioner of the Revenue, Clerks and perfons employed in his office, five thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

For expense of stationary, printing, and all other contingent expenfes in the office of the Commiffioner, four hundred dollars.

For compenfation to the Register of the Treafury, Clerks and perfons employed in his office, fourteen thousand seven hundred dollars.

For expense of ftationary, printing, and all other contingent expenfes in the Regifter's Office (including books for the public ftocks) two thousand eight hundred dollars.

For compenfation to the purveyor of public fupplies, including his falary from the

propriations for

Specific ap- time of his appointment to the thirty-firft day of December, one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-five, three thousand fix hundred and ninety-four dollars and forty-four cents.

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ment, for 1796.

For the payment of rent for the feveral houfes employed in the Treasury department (except the Treasurer's office) one thousand, nine hundred and eighty-fix dollars and fixtyeight cents..

For expenfe of firewood and candles in the feveral offices of the Treafury department, (except the Treafurer's office) three thoufand dollars.

For defraying the expense incident to the ftating and printing the public accounts, for the year one thousand feven hundred and ninety-fix, one thousand dollars.

For the payment of certain incidental and contingent expenses of the Treasury department in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, beyond the fum which was appropriated, two thousand five hundred dollars.

For compenfation to the feveral Loan Of ficers, thirteen thoufand two hundred and fifty dollars.

For payment of Clerks allowed to feveral of the loan offices, for the year one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-five, by an act of the last feflion of Congrefs, ten thoufand one hundred dollars.

For compenfation to the Secretary of War, Clerks and perfons employed in his office, feven thousand and fifty dollars.

For expense of firewood, ftationary, printing, rent, and other contingent expenfes of the office of the Secretary of War (including the rent of the General Post-Office which is

kept under the fame roof) one thousand eight specific ap hundred dollars.

propriations for

fupport of

For compenfation to the Accountant to the War Department, Clerks and perfons em- governployed in his office, fix thousand four hun- 1796. dred and fifty dollars.

For contingent expenfes in the office of the Accountant to the War Department, fix hundred dollars.

For compenfations to the following officers of the Mint: The Director, two thoufand dollars; The Treasurer, one thousand two hundred dollars; The Affayer, one thoufand five hundred dollars; The Chief Coiner, one thousand five hundred dollars; The Melter and Refiner, one thousand five hundred dollars; The Engraver, one thousand two hundred dollars; Three Clerks, at five hundred dollars each, one thousand five hundred dollars.

For the purchase of copper for the use of the mint, thirteen thousand dollars.

For defraying the expenfes of laborers in the different branches of refining, melting and coining at the mint, eight thousand dollars.

For the pay of mechanics employed in repairing and making machinery for the mint, three thousand two hundred and fixty-four dollars.

For the purchase of ironmongery, lead, wood, coals, ftationary, office-furniture, and for other contingencies of the establishment of the mint, eight thousand feven hundred dollars.

For making good deficiencies in the former appropriations for the mint, to the end of the year one thoufand feven hundred and

ment, for

Specific appropria. tions for fupport of government, for 1796.

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For fupport of light

ninety-five, eighteen thoufand three hundred dollars.

For compenfations to the Governors, Secretaries and Judges of the territory northweft, and the territory fouth of the river Ohio, ten thousand three hundred dollars.

For expenses of stationary, office-rent, printing, patents for lands, and other contingent expenfes in both the said territories, feven hundred dollars.

For the payment of fundry pensions, granted by the late government, two thousand and feven dollars and feventy-three cents.

For the annual allowance to the widow and orphan-children of Colonel John Harding, and to the orphan-children of Major Alexander Trueman, by the act of Congrefs of the twenty-feventh of February, one thousand feven hundred and ninety-three, feven hundred and fifty dollars.

For the annual allowance for the education of Hugh Mercer, fon of the late Major General Mercer, by the act of Congress of the fecond of March, one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-three, four hundred dollars.

For the discharge of fuch demands against the United States, on account of the Civil Department, not otherwife provided for, as fhall have been afcertained and admitted in due courfe of fettlement, at the Treasury, houfes, &c. and which are of a nature, according to the ufage thereof, to require payment in fpecie, three thousand dollars.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That for the support of light-houfes, beacons, buoys, and public piers, for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-fix; and to fatisfy certain mifcellaneous claims, ftated