H()rt>E OF KKPREt^KNTATlVKS, Mhv !. |.sH.i_Ko-vd Hr.t 
 nrdoretl to bo j>riiitc<l. 
 [By Mr. Pkhkins.] 
 
 To Itc cnlitlotl All Act to otubli^U ;v lMire:iii <•! foicj;^!! ,-u|)[>lic3 in 
 tlic ^Vhi- j>e|»artuient. Avitli ;in agt'iicj in ilu- triins-Mi.'^sirfsippi De- 
 partment. 
 
 1 Sf.c'IiOiN 1. T/ie Congress oj' t he (hnjtiii rule S/nics of Anurkn (hi 
 
 2 cnndy That for the purpose of expoiuug cotton and other 
 
 3 produce to supply, bj imports, the imiicavy ami other necessities 
 i of the Government during the continuance of the war with the 
 
 5 United (States, an independent bureau of the \V:iv Department 
 
 6 be established, to be entitled the bureau of foreign suppiicc*. 
 
 1 ISec. 2. That the said bureau sliall be charged with the 
 
 2 purchase of cotton and other produce for export, and with the 
 
 3 dale of the same, and with all the duties and expenditures 
 * connected with the purchase and import of muuitiuus oi war and 
 i> such other supplies as may be required by the several dcpart- 
 ti toents of the Government, , ,,t ,, 
 
 1 8ec. 3. That all steameri* now owned by any of the depart- 
 
^ uieuta of the OuTcruiucut, .iii«l u»oJ to .^lUpply llicir nccoasiticb 
 
 .) from abroad, maj be continued in that nrfo. but shall be turned 
 
 t over to the Navy DepHrtiuent, to he otticercd, manned, e«[uipped 
 
 ;, .i,.i «iilcd under direction of the Srcrii.u-y of the Niivy. 
 
 1 >i.. I. Tliiit tlif chief of till.-. hurcMU ^hall. under the 
 
 2 Secretary of W.u, liave full power to purciiafjc and contract for 
 •) such veeBels and Hteauiers*, to he owned wholly or in part by the 
 4 Government, a.s may he neccs^rury for the discharge of the duties 
 J iuipoHed upon the bureau, and to obtain the geuenil objects of its 
 a eBtablishuent an .net forth in the first section of this not: Provided, 
 7 That in the purchase of wnch vesf»clr». the chief of said bureau 
 ••> phall be ;»uided by an olhccr of the navy, to be designated by the 
 9 Secretary of the Navy, and that]|all vessels in which the Govern- 
 
 IH ment lias a controlling interest may be delivered to the Secretary 
 
 II of the Navy, to be oUiccred, manned, e<|uipped and sailed under 
 
 I I hia direction 
 
 i Slc. o. That all permits or license.^ for the exportation of 
 
 • cotton or other domestic produce on private account that may be 
 
 :J authorized by the net.- of (.'ongress, entitled " An act to impose 
 
 \ regulations upon the foreign commerce of the Confederate States, 
 
 i» and to provide for the public defence," shall be issued from this 
 
 hureau under such regulations ua may be prescribed in the said 
 
 « act, or under any authority granted therein to the President, the 
 
 ' Srvrrtary of War or other department, and under tiuch conditions 
 
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 IH as nmy be ciVectual to secure the fulfillment of the objects of the 
 
 11 present act: Provided, That nothing in the present act shall be 
 
 \*Z construed to aft'ect the export of any cotton or other produce 
 
 1 3 under the control of the treasury or other department, to secure 
 
 14 any of the bonds or obligations ol* the Confederate States. 
 
 1 ^^^:c. l>. That the s:ud bureau Ar^\\ cause to be paid into tlie 
 
 2 treasury :ill monies that may accrue fnuii the sales of cotton or 
 .1 other produce that may be disposed of under its authority, and 
 4 that the proceeds shall be apportioned among the several 
 '» departments, under instructions o^ the President, and be drawn 
 (» for as in orlior cusps of appropriations. 
 
 I 5i.c. 7. 'J"li;ir the ^aid bure;ni rh:i]l consist of utie colonel and 
 
 'J «tiie lieutcjiriMt i'kIohoI, witli (lie |i:iy mid :i!!(i\\ ;Huoe>i nf oflicers of 
 
 3 artillery of the s:iiiie grade*. :ind such iiiferi-n- (•llieei.-- as may be 
 
 4 assigned to tluit duty, with such agents and clerks as may be 
 > deemed necessary l»y the i'ri'sident. whose eoinpeiisjition shall 
 (i be fixed by tlie Secretary of War. 
 
 I Sir. S. Tliat the t'iiief of saiil biiiouu may a))point suitable 
 
 i jMirchasing agents of known integrity tnid buBiuf-^ eflpacity, 
 
 :) who shall be eliargetl with the puichase of cfittoii and other 
 
 1 produce, and the tranhportation of the same to points for ship- 
 
 .") iiM'nt un<ler regulations tn bt- ])resci iitod by the «diief of suid 
 
 •i bureau. uikUm- the approval of the Pre.-ident a*nd Secretary of 
 
 * \Nar. Ktieli of said agent>j shall. Itffoit' entering U)'On his 
 
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 .S tlntie?, >/i\L' boinl, wirh irood :\m<\ <n\Vu-\cnt pccurity. to Ito 
 
 approved by chief of caid bureau, conditioned for the faithful 
 H» perfomnnT (<f hi« dnn-. :ind ohail also takr tnid subscribe an 
 
 II 'Ofitb. lp!'i"iii(' !-M-iic oiJiccr :iutboiize'l by l:f\v To ::'!lii!iii-ti'r tbo 
 
 l-S-'' Pfi'irte.tbnt li'-' uill nnt. ilirectly or iu.lii e<'t1y. bf t^iiLr:!::!'!] in tfic 
 
 l.'"! j)u rename* or fare on prnate accr.unt. fur luinsoli' or ;inv otiier 
 
 14 per?"n. o{' ;niy cott-on or otlier })roduee appertainiji;; to liis said 
 
 15 nirency. wliilo so enipb.iyed as a^ent of the (jovernuuMit. 
 
 1 Skc. !'. That any officer cr ajj^ent eonnecte<l with s<aid bureau 
 'i who shall ho guilty of buyinc; or sellinir, directly or indirectlv, 
 ."» on priviito account, foi- hiniHclf or any other per.<<on, any cotton 
 
 I or other produce, of" which said bureau is ch!u-;.'ed witii the 
 
 .") purchase, shitll, upon ((.nviction before any comt of the Con- 
 
 i> fcilerate States, havinLj juri-^diction. be ilned bv tin* court in a 
 
 * sum not exceedini? dollars, and be imprisoned 
 
 8 for a term not b'ss tlian nor move than 
 
 A Tear*. 
 
 1 Si;( . ]!!. 'L'hiit there .-b.ill be established an :ii!;ency of said 
 
 J, buie:iu. niid ;iu.\ili;iry thereto, for the States >re<t of the Missis- 
 
 .'i sippi river, the officers of ^vhich shall consist of one lieutenant 
 
 ■i colonel of artillery and such inferior officers as may be assigned 
 
 5 to that duty, with such aL'cnts as muy be deemed necessary bv 
 
 G the President, -whose compensation shall be fixed bv the Secre- 
 
 7 tary of War. Said agencj shall establish its office at such place 
 
8 in the State? west of the Mie.si?-si) ji as iii;iy \>o i^eli'oteil hy the 
 
 9 chief officer thereof, and shall be charcjed ^vith the purchase and 
 
 10 exportation of oottnn and other pvodnce. and the importation of 
 
 11 munitions of v;<r and other supplies for tlio arnty oi" the 
 
 12 trans-Mit*c?i«slj)pi tlci»artnteiit. and ^u(•h other supplies as niav be 
 K) needed by the (iovernuienr. or :uiv of its dcpartmencs. in said 
 14 military <lepnrtment. 
 
 1 Sk.c. 11. Sucli a_uency. ;r.i<I th-' oliief officer thereof, shall 
 
 2 posscRs like poAver and duties for the State<? we«t of the .^s^jsis- 
 
 3 sippi river, as aro conferred by this act upon said bureai ::nd the 
 
 4 chief officer thereof, 'oit subordinate and subject to said bureau. 
 1 Sk.c. i'2. That the jmrcliasing agents -west of the Mississippi river 
 i shall take the oath nnd ^rivc bond is |)rovide<l in the eiirhth sec- 
 
 3 tion of this act ; :ind the officers and a.ijents shall be subject to 
 
 4 the penalties lu-c^cribed by the ninth section, if found trniltv of 
 .") the offences specified tlicrein. 
 
 1 Sr:r. ]l). 'I'IkU the snid a>rency sliall have power to estalilish 
 
 2 such interior depots for tlie receipt of cotton and cither produce. 
 8 intended for exportation into or throujrh Mexico, as mav be 
 
 4 deemed necessary and ptoper, anci niav also prescribe rules and 
 
 5 regulations f<M- granting permits to in<lividuals to transport 
 (I cotton or other produce to said depots, a'^ well as seaports, and 
 "i may impo*e such t< rinw nnd conditions, boinrfioial to the («overn. 
 
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 S nient, as a consideration for such permiU, as may be deemed just 
 
 9 aud proper. 
 
 1 Sbc. 14. That the business of the cotton bureau established 
 
 2 under a special order of Lieutenant General E. Kirby Smith, 
 
 3 commanding the trans-Mississippi department, be, and the same 
 
 4 is hereby, transferred to the said agency of said bureau west of 
 o the Misssissippi river, and the operations and transactions of 
 G said bureau, established as aforesaid, not inconsistent with the 
 7 provisions of this act, are hereby ratified and confirmed.