| No. 68. Joint resolution relating to the manufacture
of railroad iron and to new lines of railroad. |
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| Resolved by the Congress of the
Confederate States of America do enact, That the President be,
and he is hereby authorized to cause inquiry to be instituted to
ascertain whether, by liberal aid and encouragement from the
Government, the manufacture of railroad iron can be stimulated
within the Confederate States to such extent as will materially
assist the Government in maintaining lines of communication
necessary to the public defence; and, if so, whether it would be
practicable to have the same built and equipped by similar aid and
encouragement from the Government; and he is requested to inform
Congress of the result of said inquiries. |
| Sec. 2. Resolved, That the
President is hereby empowered to employ suitable agents to make the
inquiries, at such compensation as he may prescribe, or to detail
such agents from the army. |
| Approved, February 18, 1865. |
| [Text from enrolled resolution in Duke University
Library.] |
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