New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-14


TIE BLACK CODE.
A bill will soon be introduced into Congress
abolishing the black code Of tho District OF
Columbia, of which half the enormites are I'M
known to the public.
THE DISPOSITION OF THE REBEL STATES.
Senator SumDer's resolutions on the relations
between the United States and the Rebel Ter
ritory were laid on tho table, at bis motion,
where they eau be called up whenever he thinks
best. The contest on this motion was occa-
stoned by tbs condemnation of Garrett Davis
Of Kentucky, who wished to consign them to
the receiving tomb of The Judiciary Committee.
Senator Sumner prevailed. There has been
Misrepresentation at the North on this point,
from the defective telegraphic report. bill
organizing tho Rebel Territory into Territorial
Governments on the principles of these resolu.
tiobs will shortly be reported by the Territorial
Committees of the two Houses. Another bill,
establishing n Provisional Government in South
Carolina, has been sanctioned in an important
quarter.
DISABLED OFFICERS.
Board to retire disabled officers will
assemble Tomorrow, composed OF Gen. 81.
George Cooks, Coils. Craig AID Taylor, Sur
peons Holden and Smith, Capt. Potter, Judge
Advocate. The following officers are to be
brought before it: Capt. Churchill, Sd Art'l-
lery; Col. Jewell, 9th Infantry; Maj. ULder'
wood, 18Th Infantry; Maj, Austin, Sd Artillery;
Military Storekeeper l.. Taliaiero.
TIE HUNTFR.LANE MATTER.
No decision has yet, it is believed, been
reached by the War Department in the Hunter
Lane matter. Gen. Hunter seems to bo busily
making preparations for the expedition south
ward, as if with the expectation of command
ing il himself Gen. Lane is waiting at Leav-
enworth for news from Washington. We have
the authority of Mr.. Covode for saying that be
made the original arrangement with Secretary
Cameron, by which tho Government agreed to
and that throughout the negotiation Gen. Hun
ter, name was not used, and there was no in-
timation that any one except Gen. Lane wns
to have tho command.
THE ABUSE OF PRISONERS ~ ALEXANDRIA.
Mes.rs Odell and Gooch, Of the Committee
on the Conduct Of the War, have been to Alex
andria ~ examine ito abuses Of prisoners.
They are confined in the noted siaye-pen OF
Price Il Co, some 80 feet square, with a wall
twenty feet high covered upon two aides with
she'd IN feet. The rest is exposed. The floor
is of brick. and there are no beds or covering
for The use Of the soldiers. Since October last
there have been ia tn, place, under arrest,
over 600 soldiers in the month Of January
over 800. a lew nights since n soldier died
rom exposure IN this pen. The Committee
have acted promptly IN putting stop TO this
gross InhumBnity toward our soldiers under ar
rect for petty ofenses The public are justly
indignant at officers at whose door this charge
lies Gen. Montgomery i' principally rcsPonai-
bic for these outraees. The matter has been
laid before tho Secretary Of War. who informed
the Committee he would take immediate action
in il.
TIE RAILROADS IN GoyEESNEST SERVICE.
ID. G. McCollun, formerly celebrated sS the
manager of the New-lork aud Ere Railroad,
AID confesredy among the first IN bis proies-
sion in this country, WIS to-day appointed by |
the Secretary of War 10 take charge Of ard
operate the railroads taken possession OF by /
tie Government. The Office being military, |
the rank and pay OF Colonel were conferred
with tue appointment
lie IREMATJRL PUBLICATIONS OF TIE PRksi-
DENTS MESSAGE.
President Lincoln to-day voluntarily appeared
before the House Judiciary Committee and gave
te,,imony in the matter of the premature pub
LEGATION in Tie Herald Of Il portion Of his lasi
annual message. Cheyolier Wikoi was then
brought before the CO.nmlltee, AID answered
tie question which Lc refused TO answer y.s.er-
day. stating, Ut is rumored, that tie stolen
paragraph was furnished to The Herald by
Watt. the Presidents gardener, who VAS re-
ported as dsloyai by the Potter COMMITTEE,
and whose nomination 10 lacutenancy Tue
Senate so decidedly refused to confirm but
Who IL ,iill to be Scn in The White House
aud i. said 10 be an applicant Tor n foreign ap'
pointmcbt The public can learn IRON th'S
case in what sewers 1t - tho taste ~ i"'
H,ran TO f-sh for state secrets
The Ch,yalier is stll IN close confinement ut
the Capitol in quarters ut which bis ia'lol'ous
tos,es revolt Au iron bedstead vas parchased
for lin to-day. Hin most frequent VISITOR IL
,nid 10 be Gen. Sickes. The first paper taken
by The officers out Of the lochet-hooA OF " TIE
special representative ol The ". }. heroIf,
nog in Fost NcIIcnry, was pass admitting