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SECOND CONGRESS OF THE UNITED'*/
, ; STATES. ' '
AttheFirftSf-BIon, btT.unandhdd,attheCity*bF.
Piniadeiphia, In the State of Pe.:inij"Ivania, on
?Tondav thes^th of October, f/Qi.i . . ,.r ^
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Titatfor the fervice of theyear 3/^)Sj.anathe
jfupport of the civil-iift of the United Stales'^ induc
ing the incidental and contingent expeu fes'of t he f'e-,,;
verai departments and oiBc.es thereof;, there fiiai) .be
appropriated a fum of money, not exceeding .t.hrc-p
hundred and twenty-nine thoufand ItX ' hundred.
and Bfty-three dollars and Bfty-Iix edits, that is to
fav.
For the cornpenfation grantee! by taw to the Frcf!
dentof the United States, the Vice-Frefident, Chief-,-:,
Juttice, Atfociate-Judges and Attorney-Genera!, hiL.
*ty-three thoufand doiiars.
For the like cornpenfation to the Dillridf Judges^,
nineteen thoufand eight hundred dollars.
For the lil^e compcnfarion to the members of the
Senateand Houle of Reprefentatlves, and the officer^
and attendants of the two Ffoufes, eiiiinated on a
f'eflionof fix months continuance, and including the
travelling expenfes of the members, one hundred
and twenty-nine thoufand feven hundred and thirty
doiiars. - . , ' ' ' ' ^
For the like cohipenfation to the fecrctary and
ofti ers of the feverai departiiients of t!?e treafurv of
the United Stares, including clerks, and attendants,
and the falaries of the refpedlive loan-oHicers, fixty
thoufand three handred doiiars.
For the like compenfatiotito the fecretaryand
officers of the department of ftate,fiR thoufand three
hundred dollars.
For the like poikpenfation to the fecretary and
pEcers of the department of war, nine thoufand fix
hundred doHars.
For the like cornpenfation to the members of the
hoard of commiEoners^ for the fettlement of th,e ac
counts between the United States and the individual
hates, including the clerks and attendants, thirteen
thoufand one hundred dollars.
For the like cornpenfation to the governor^,
judges, and other officers of the Weftern Territory
of the United States, including contingencies, eleven
thoufand doHarsi
For the payment of the annual grant to Baroh
Steuben, purfuant to the afi of Congreis, two thou
fand five hundred dollars. ^
i<or the payment ot mndry pennons granted by
the late government, two thouiand .feven hundred
and fixty-feven dollars and leventy-three cents.
For defraying all other incidental and contingent
expenfeg of the civil-liiY eltabliihinetit, including
firewood, ftationary together with the printing
work, and aii o.ther contingent expenfes of the two
Houfes of Congrefs, rent, and office expenfes of the
three feveral departments, namely, trcalury, ftate,
War, and of the general board of commifTloncrs,' *
twetity-dne thotifand five hundred and Afty-hve dol
lars, and eighty-three cents. ,
That the.compenfation td
the door-keepers of the two Houfes, for fervices
which have been heretofore rendered, or may be
tendered in the fecefsofCohgrefs for the year tigg'
and certified by the Prefident of the Senate, or
Speaker of the Houfe of Reprefehtatives, in manner
required by law for like fervices during fcSons,
lhall be difchargad out of the money herein before
appropriated for the contingent expenfes of the two
Houfes of Congrefs.
t That for difeharging cer
tain liquidated claims upon the United States, for
making ^obd deRbietieies in former appropriations,
fortbe'iupportof thecivii iid eRahtiiitment, and
for aiding the fund appropriated for the payment of
' certain ofhcer.s 6f the.courts, juror's, and witneHes,
attd for ti'.e e.RaMiiksne'nt/of ten cutters, there ihall
he appropriated a fatu ofmoney not exceeding one s
i't'hutidrcd ^ and ninety-(even, thdnfapd one' hundred
at^d nineteen doiiars nnd forty-nine, cents'; That, is
/::tp^yt!.r.\ ' Jr; *._
Fordifcharging a haiahee due on a ^liquidated
: clsl'm o'E his' Mpft C.hrtitian .Kdsje&y, agaiaft the
United . States, for i'uppiies during the iate w%r^
-n^te thoufand and twenty doliars^ and Rxty-eighc
cettr.i. * o . [
For payment pf the principal and it) ter eft on &
liquidated ciaim of ( hirer Poliock, late commercial
rageht o the United States, at New-Orleans, for fop
pjie-s pi ciorhmg^, arms, and mttrtary fores, .-curing
late war, put* hundred and eight thoufand fix
ldmdrc-d and h e dollars, and two cents.
That the fa.id monies be ti^)t paid to the faid Oliver
Pollock, wphout the content of the agents of the
court oi'Spain. ' . . ,, . ,
For making good defciences in the laft appropri
ations, for tite eonfpenf'atlotM to fttndry officers of
' thecivii liH eilabliiii!nenr,fi'.e thoufand fourhundred
htrd fevehty-onc. dollars.
. For defraying fur.dry autForixed expehfes to tit*
commiftiouers of loans in thefeverai Hates, tweoty
J pnethoumnd.ti,o!lars,. . ' . . .
", For d-f'dying a balance'of eertaln.liquldated and
contingent expenfes in the treafufy department, two
thq.nfand etg!^_ hundred dollars. , . ... '
For defraying the admlticnal expenfe of tlie enu
meration of the inhabitants of the Unitd States^
:d'a.'tecti thottfand f'even imndred and feventy-two
,.do.'jnrs, and Ce^enty-hine ccnts.^; e."aa- -h" ' -
PoP making good a'* deh.ciehcy in former ap
propriations, to difciiarge. the expenies to clerks^
jurors, and \vitmffesin the courts of the United
States, five thoufanc! dollars. . ,
For maintenance and repair bflight-houfes, bea
cons, piers, ftakps, and buoys, fixteen thoufand dol
lars. ' - --
For the expenfe of keeping prifoners committed
under the authority of the United States, four thou
fanddoiiars.
For the expenfe ef clerks and hooks in arranging
the public<fecittrities,twotitoufand fuurhundred and
fifty dollars.
For thepurchafe of hydrometers fortheufe of
the ofncers in the execution of the laws of revenue,
'bnethoufand dollars.
For the farther expenfe of building and equipping
ten butters, t wo thoufand dollars.
^ That for thefupport of
the military eRablifhment of the United States, in
the year one thoufand feven hundred and ninety
two, the payment of thp. pnnnal allowances to the
invalid penftoners of the United St ates, for defraying
pil expenfes incident to the Indian department, and
for defraying the expehfes incurred in the defenfive
protection of the frontiers againft the Indians, du-t
ring the years one thoufand feven hundred, and
ninety, and one thoufand,feyen liundredand ninety
one, by virtue of the authority veiled in the Preit
dcnt of the United States, hr the ails relative to the
military eflabiifhment, paffed the ttventy-ninth of
September, one thoufand feven hundred and eighty
iiine, and the thirtietffpf April,, one thoufand feven
hundred and ninety^ and for which no appropriati
ons have been made, there fhall he appropriated a
fum of money not exceeding five hundred and thirty
two thoufand four hundred and forty nine dollars,
and feyenty-Fx cents and two-thirds of a cent :
That is to fay,
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For the pay of troops, ^ - tor,686
For fubiiftence, ^ - 119,688 g'j
For clothing, - - - 48,000
For forage, . - ; - 4,154
I?or the hofpttal department, 6,oo§