# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 1/3rd Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 8

Chap. Ⅷ.—An Act making appropriations for the support of Government for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety five.
Specific appropriations for support of government for 1795.Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for defraying the expenditure of the civil list of the United States, for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, together with the incidental and contingent expenses of the several departments and offices thereof, there be appropriated a sum of money not exceeding four hundred and thirty-two thousand seven hundred and forty-nine dollars and fifty-three cents; that is to say:
For the compensations granted by law to the President and Vice-President of the United States, thirty thousand dollars.
For the like compensations to the members of the Senate and House of Representatives, their officers and attendants, estimated for a session of six months continuance, one hundred and eighty-five thousand eight hundred and ninety dollars.
For the expenses of firewood, stationery, printing work and all other contingent expenses of the two Houses of Congress, nine thousand five hundred dollars.
For the compensations granted by law to the chief justice, associate judges, district judges and attorney-general, forty-three thousand two hundred dollars.
For defraying the expense of clerks of courts, jurors and witnesses, in aid of the fund arising from fines, forfeitures and penalties, twelve thousand dollars.
Specific appropriations for support of government for 1795.For compensation to the Secretary of State, clerks and persons employed in that department, seven thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses in the said department, three thousand nine hundred and seventy-one dollars and seventy-nine cents.
For compensation to the Secretary of the Treasury, clerks and persons employed in his office, seven thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.
For expense of stationery, printing and all other contingent expenses in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, five hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Comptroller of the Treasury, clerks and persons employed in his office, ten thousand two hundred dollars.
For expense of stationery, printing and all other contingent expenses in the Comptroller’s office, eight hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Treasurer, clerks and persons employed in his office, four thousand one hundred dollars.
For expense of firewood, stationery, printing, rent and other contingencies in the Treasurer’s office, six hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Auditor of the Treasury, clerks and persons employed in his office, eleven thousand four hundred and fifty dollars.
For expense of stationery, printing and other contingent expenses in the Auditor’s office, five hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Commissioner of the Revenue, clerks and persons employed in his office, six thousand one hundred and fifty dollars.
For expense of stationery, printing and other contingent expenses in the office of the Commissioner, four hundred dollars.
For compensation to the Register of the Treasury, clerks and persons employed in his office, fifteen thousand five hundred dollars.
For expense of stationery, printing and all other contingent expenses, in the Register’s office (including books for the public stocks) two thousand four hundred dollars.
For the payment of rent for the several houses employed in the Treasury department (except the Treasurer’s office) one thousand nine hundred and forty-six dollars, and sixty-eight cents.
For expense of firewood and candles in the several offices of the Treasury department (except the Treasurer’s office) one thousand five hundred dollars.
For defraying the expense incident to the stating and printing the public accounts for the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, eight hundred dollars.
For compensations to the several loan officers, thirteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation to the Secretary of War, clerks and persons employed in his office, eight thousand five hundred and fifty dollars.
For expense of firewood, stationery, printing, rent and other contingent expenses in the office of the Secretary of War, one thousand one hundred and thirty-three dollars, and thirty-three cents.
For compensation to the accountant to the War department, clerks and persons employed in his office, six thousand four hundred and fifty dollars.
For contingent expenses in the office of the accountant to the War department, six hundred dollars.
For compensations to the following officers of the Mint:—The Director, two thousand dollars; the Treasurer, one thousand two hundred dollars; the Assayer, one thousand five hundred dollars; the Chief Coiner, one thousand five hundred dollars; the Engraver, one thousand two hundred dollars; four clerks, at five hundred dollars each, two thousand dollars.
For defraying the expenses of laborers in the different branches of refinery, melting and coining at the mint, five thousand two hundred dollars. ​Specific appropriations for support of government for 1795.For the pay of mechanics employed in making and repairing machinery for the mint, two thousand six hundred dollars.
For the purchase of a new coining press, ironmongery, lead, wood, coals, stationery, office furniture, and for other contingencies of the establishment of the mint, five thousand five hundred dollars.
For the purchase of a house and lot for the mint, and of lumber, bricks and other materials for buildings to be erected, and other necessary improvements to be made, including mason’s and carpenter’s work, cartage and laborers, one thousand nine hundred dollars.
For compensations to the governors, secretaries and judges of the territory northwest, and the territory south of the river Ohio, ten thousand three hundred dollars.
For expenses of stationery, office rent, printing patents for lands, and other contingent expenses in both the said territories, seven hundred dollars.
For the payment of sundry pensions granted by the late government, two thousand and seven dollars, and seventy-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 1793, ch. 14.act of Congress of the twenty-seventh of February, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, seven hundred and fifty dollars.
For the annual allowance for the education of Hugh Mercer, son of the late Major General Mercer, by the 1793, ch. 28.act of Congress of the second of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, four hundred dollars.
For the discharge of such demands against the United States, on account of the civil department, not otherwise provided for, as shall have been ascertained and admitted in due course of settlement at the treasury, and which are of a nature, according to the usage thereof, to require payment in specie, three thousand dollars.
For lighthouses.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That for the maintenance and support of lighthouses, beacons, buoys, public piers, and stakeage of channels, bars and shoals, there shall be appropriated a sum of money, not exceeding twenty thousand dollars; and for making good a deficiency of appropriation for building a lighthouse at Baldhead, there shall be appropriated a sum not exceeding four thousand dollars.
Specific appropriations for miscellaneous claims, &c.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That for discharging certain miscellaneous claims upon the United States, there shall be appropriated a sum of money not exceeding eight thousand and four dollars, and thirteen cents, that is to say:—For making good, to the Bank of the United States, loss and insurance on shipments of money for, and on account of the United States, and for loss on silver and gold, received from the collectors at Wilmington and Edenton, one thousand four hundred and twelve dollars, and ninety-three cents:—For paying Joseph Stretch, sole administrator of Joseph Wright, deceased, for modelling a likeness, and cutting two dies, in conformity to a resolution of Congress, of the twenty-fourth of September, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine, two hundred and thirty-three dollars, and thirty-three cents:—For the payment of a balance due to Arthur St. Clair, pursuant to an 1794, ch. 38.act of Congress, of the thirty-first of May, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, one thousand and fifty-seven dollars, and eighty-seven cents:—For an allowance to the widow and orphan children of Robert Forsyth, late marshal of the district of Georgia, pursuant to an 1794, ch. 56. Ante, p. 401.act of June the seventh, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, two thousand dollars:—For defraying the expense of publishing lists of invalid pensioners, in compliance with the resolution of Congress, of the ninth of June, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, eight hundred dollars:—For defraying the expense of sundry expresses to and from the ​collectors of the revenue, in relation to the embargo, five hundred dollars:—For the discharge of such miscellaneous demands against the United States other than those on account of the civil department, not otherwise provided for, and which shall have been ascertained and admitted in due course of settlement at the treasury, and which are of a nature, according to the usage thereof, to require payment in specie, two thousand dollars.
Out of what fund payable. 1790, ch. 34.Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the several appropriations, herein before made, shall be paid and discharged out of the fund of six hundred thousand dollars, reserved by the act making provision for the debt of the United States.
Approved, January 2, 1795.