Specific ations for 1797. An Act making Appropriations for the Support of Government, for the Year one thousand feven hundred and ninety-feven. Sec. 1.DE it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That appropri for the expenditure of the civil-lift; for the extra expenfes of foreign intercourfe; for the fupport of the mint establishment, lighthoufes, beacons, buoys and public piers, for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-feven; and to fatisfy certain mifcellaneous claims, ftated in the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, of the fifteenth day of December, one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-fix, together with the incidental and contingent expenfes of the feveral departments, and the offices thereof, the following fums be respectively appropriated; that is to fay: For the compenfations granted by law to the Prefident Prefident and Vice-Prefident of the United and Vice- States, thirty thousand dollars. Prefident. of Con For the like compenfations to the members Members of the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives, their officers and attendants, estimated for a feffion of four months' continuance, one hundred and thirty-eight thousand feven hundred and eighty-fix dollars and fixty-feven cents. grefs. Contin gencies. For the expenfes of firewood, ftationary, printing-work, and all other contingent expenfes of the two Houfes of Congress, twelve thousand dollars. For the compenfations granted by law to the chief-juftices, affociate-judges, diftrict-judges, and attorney-general, forty-four thousand nine hundred dollars. For defraying the expenfes of clerks of courts, jurors and witneffes, in aid of the fund ations for arifing from fines, forfeitures and penalties; Specific and likewife for defraying the expenfes of appropriprofecutions for offences against the United the fupport States, and for fafe-keeping of prifoners, thir- of governty thousand dollars. For compenfation to the Secretary of State, clerks and perfons employed in that department, seven thoufand feven hundred and ninety-two dollars and fixty-four cents. For incidental and contingent expenfes in the faid department, eight thousand seven hundred and five dollars. For compenfation to the Secretary of the Treafury, clerks and perfons employed in his office, eight thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. For expenfe of ftationery, printing, and all other contingent expenfes in the office of the Secretary of the Treafury, five hundred dollars. For compenfation to the Comptroller of the Treasury, clerks and perfons employed in his office, eleven thoufand feven hundred and fifty dollars. For expenfe of stationery, printing, and all other contingent expenfes in the Comptroller's office, eight hundred dollars. For compenfation to the Treasurer and clerks employed in his office, four thousand five hundred and fifty dollars. For expense of firewood, ftationery, printing, rent and other contingencies in the Treafurer's office, fix hundred dollars. For compenfation to the Auditor of the Treafury, clerks and perfons employed in his office, eleven thoufand eight hundred and twenty-five dollars. For expense of stationery, printing and C 3 ment for 1797. Specific other contingent expenfes in the Auditor's appropri- office, feven hundred and fifty dollars. ations for the fupport For compenfation to the commiffioner of of govern the revenue, clerks and perfons employed in his office,, five thoufand four hundred and twenty-five dollars. ment for 1797. For expense of stationery, printing, and all other contingent expenfes in the office of the commiffioner of the revenue, four hundred dollars. For compenfation to the Register of the Treasury, clerks and perfons employed in his office, fifteen thousand four hundred and twenty-five dollars. For expenfe of ftationery, printing, and all other contingent expenfes in the Register's office, (including books for the public stocks, and for the arrangement of the marine papers) two thousand eight hundred dollars. For compenfation to the purveyor of public fupplies, two thousand dollars, and five hundred dollars for a clerk. For compenfation to the Secretary to the commiffioners of the finking fund, including his falary from the time of his appointment, to the thirty-first day of December, one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-feven, four hundred and nineteen dollars and feventeen cents. For the payment of rent for the feveral houfes employed in the Treafury Department, (except the Treafurer's office) two thousand fix hundred and ninety-three dollars, and thirty-three cents. For expense of firewood and candles in the feveral offices of the Treafury Department, (except the Treasurer's office) three thou fand five hundred dollars. For defraying the expense incident to the flating and printing the public accounts, for Specific. the year one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-feven, one thousand dollars. appropri ations for the fupport of govern. For the payment of certain incidental and ment for contingent expenfes of the Treafury Depart- 1797ment, in the year one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-fix, beyond the fum which was appropriated, one thousand five hundred dollars. For compenfation to the feveral loan officers, thirteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For clerk-hire and ftationery to the commiffioners of loans, for the year one thousand feven hundred and ninety-seven, twelve thoufand dollars. For compenfation to the Secretary of War, clerks and perfons employed in his office, eight thousand dollars. For expense of firewood, ftationery, printing, rent and other contingent expenfes of the office of the Secretary of War, two thoufand dollars. For compenfation to the accountant of the War-Department, clerks and perfons employed in his office, feven thousand fix hundred and fifty dollars, For contingent expenfes in the office of the accountant to the War-Department, fix hundred dollars. For compenfation to the Surveyor-General, two thousand dollars. For compenfation to the affiftant-furveyors, chain-carriers, axe-men, and other perfons employed in carrying into effect, the furveys to be made by the act, intituled, "An act prowiding for the fale of the lands of the United States, in the territory north-west of the river Specific Ohio, and above the mouth of Kentucky river, appropri- twenty-five thousand dollars. ations for the fupport ment for For compenfation to the Governor, Secreof govern- tary and Judges of the territory north-weft of the river Ohio, five thoufand one hundred and fifty dollars. $797. For expenses of stationery, office-rent, printing patents for land, and other contingent expenfes in the faid territory, three hundred and fifty dollars. For the payment of fundry penfions granted by the late government, one thousand one hundred and thirteen dollars and thirty-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 Congress 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 defraying the expenses of foreign intercourse, for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-feven, beyond the annual appropriations authorized by the act of Congrefs, paffed the first day of July, one thoufand feven hundred and ninety, intituled, "An act providing the means of intercourfe between the United States and foreign nations," feventeen thoufand nine hundred dollars. For compenfations to the following officers of the mint: The Director, two thousand dollars; the Treasurer, one thousand two hun |