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January 31, 1798
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
On January 31, 1798, the US Congress enacted a law postponing stamp duties on vellum, parchment, and paper from December 31, 1797, to June 30, 1798. The article also details the Secretary of the Treasury's report on 1798 appropriations, totaling $2,423,849.86 for civil ($953,440.74) and military ($1,325,128) establishments, plus other items.
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WEDNESDAY, January 31, 1798.
Congress of the United States.
An Act to postpone, for a limited time, the commencement of the duties imposed by the Act, intitled "An Act laying duties on stamped vellum, parchment and paper."
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That so much of the act, entitled, "An Act laying duties on stamped vellum, parchment and paper" as directs that the duties imposed by that Act shall be levied, collected and paid "from and after the 31st day of December next," shall be, and the same hereby is repealed; and that the duties aforesaid shall be levied, collected and paid, from and after the thirtieth day of June next, and not sooner; to which lastmentioned day, all notices, certificates and other matters or things, directed by the said Act and having respect to the commencement or collection of the said duties, or any of them, shall relate.
Approved Dec. 15, 1797.
Among the late communications in Congress, the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, estimating the sums necessary to be appropriated for the year 1798, is not the least important. The items are numerous, we shall therefore be confined to the authentic RECAPITULATIONS, viz.
CIVIL DEPARTMENT.
Dol. Cts. Dol.Cts.
President of the U. States, 25,000
V. President 5,000
30,000
Treasury Department 74,110 07
Compensation to the loan officers, 13,250
The compensation of the clerks employed by the several loan officers, is by the act of the 3d of March 1796, confined to the year 1797, and therefore there is not any sum extended for the year 1798.
Department of state, 15,440 34
Officers of the mint, 10,600
War Department, 10,000
Surveyor General's Department, 10,000
Governor of the Territory north-west of the river Ohio, 5,500
For the discharge of such demands against the U. States, on account of the civil department not otherwise provided for, &c. 1,000
463,227 41
Payment of Annuities and Grants. 1,863 33
Mint Establishment. 11,700
Diplomatic Department, 103,650
Expences of fulfilling the engagements of certain Treaties, 376,000
953,440 74
MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT.
General Staff, 4,068
Infantry Field, 8,400
Staff, 12,408
Four Regts. 140,828
Two companies Light Dragoons, 9,672
Corps of Artillery & Engineers.
Field, 3,540
Staff, 2,580
Sixteen companies, 83,328
264,824
Subsistence,
Officers, 50,826
NonCommissioned, 308,972
359,798
Forage, 15,816
Equipments for one company ofCavalry, 2,140
Horses for do. 4,500
Clothing, 83,050
Bounties to soldiers & premiums to officers, 38,000
Hospital department, 10,000
Ordnance depart. 43,000
Quarter Master's department, 200,000
Indian department, 35,000
Defensive protection, 60,000
Contingencies of the War department, 20,000
For the fabrication of cannon and 10,000 stand of arms, 169,000
1,325,128
Military Pensions, 93,400
Support of Light Houses, 36,255 12
Miscellaneous claims, 15,626
Total—Dollars 2,423,849 86
Treasury Department,
Register's Office, Dec. 5th, 1797.
JOSEPH NOURSE, Register.
Congress of the United States.
An Act to postpone, for a limited time, the commencement of the duties imposed by the Act, intitled "An Act laying duties on stamped vellum, parchment and paper."
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That so much of the act, entitled, "An Act laying duties on stamped vellum, parchment and paper" as directs that the duties imposed by that Act shall be levied, collected and paid "from and after the 31st day of December next," shall be, and the same hereby is repealed; and that the duties aforesaid shall be levied, collected and paid, from and after the thirtieth day of June next, and not sooner; to which lastmentioned day, all notices, certificates and other matters or things, directed by the said Act and having respect to the commencement or collection of the said duties, or any of them, shall relate.
Approved Dec. 15, 1797.
Among the late communications in Congress, the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, estimating the sums necessary to be appropriated for the year 1798, is not the least important. The items are numerous, we shall therefore be confined to the authentic RECAPITULATIONS, viz.
CIVIL DEPARTMENT.
Dol. Cts. Dol.Cts.
President of the U. States, 25,000
V. President 5,000
30,000
Treasury Department 74,110 07
Compensation to the loan officers, 13,250
The compensation of the clerks employed by the several loan officers, is by the act of the 3d of March 1796, confined to the year 1797, and therefore there is not any sum extended for the year 1798.
Department of state, 15,440 34
Officers of the mint, 10,600
War Department, 10,000
Surveyor General's Department, 10,000
Governor of the Territory north-west of the river Ohio, 5,500
For the discharge of such demands against the U. States, on account of the civil department not otherwise provided for, &c. 1,000
463,227 41
Payment of Annuities and Grants. 1,863 33
Mint Establishment. 11,700
Diplomatic Department, 103,650
Expences of fulfilling the engagements of certain Treaties, 376,000
953,440 74
MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT.
General Staff, 4,068
Infantry Field, 8,400
Staff, 12,408
Four Regts. 140,828
Two companies Light Dragoons, 9,672
Corps of Artillery & Engineers.
Field, 3,540
Staff, 2,580
Sixteen companies, 83,328
264,824
Subsistence,
Officers, 50,826
NonCommissioned, 308,972
359,798
Forage, 15,816
Equipments for one company ofCavalry, 2,140
Horses for do. 4,500
Clothing, 83,050
Bounties to soldiers & premiums to officers, 38,000
Hospital department, 10,000
Ordnance depart. 43,000
Quarter Master's department, 200,000
Indian department, 35,000
Defensive protection, 60,000
Contingencies of the War department, 20,000
For the fabrication of cannon and 10,000 stand of arms, 169,000
1,325,128
Military Pensions, 93,400
Support of Light Houses, 36,255 12
Miscellaneous claims, 15,626
Total—Dollars 2,423,849 86
Treasury Department,
Register's Office, Dec. 5th, 1797.
JOSEPH NOURSE, Register.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Congress Act
Stamp Duties
Treasury Report
1798 Appropriations
Civil Department
Military Establishment
What entities or persons were involved?
Joseph Nourse
Domestic News Details
Event Date
January 31, 1798
Key Persons
Joseph Nourse
Outcome
appropriations estimated at $2,423,849.86 for 1798; stamp duties postponed to june 30, 1798.
Event Details
Congress passed an act repealing the immediate commencement of stamp duties and postponing them to June 30, 1798. Report from Secretary of the Treasury details appropriations for civil and military departments for 1798.