New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-04

rules Of practice within each district and shall exercise such
within their respective districts as are by equitable BY
tho Circuit and Dst of the United States or she
the Provisional Legislature Of the District made equitable
~ the SAID Court and the final judgments or DEGREES o. %
pPes' or wrts Of by the Supreme Court Of the United
States. In like manner and under the regulations ., r.
controversy to be sscertaned by the oath affirmation OF
either party or other competent Witnesses shall exceed one
SIC g. And be further enacted That all loyal persons
and all who be admitted by the Legislative Council to the
privileges Of electors in said district shall be qualified
grand petit Jurors Of the county IN which they reside and
they shall until the Les stye Council for each district other
wise direct be selected in such the Judges of said
Superior Court respectively sh. prescribe P,orded That
person who has heretofore held office OF commision
either military civil under the Government OF tine United
States. any the STATES lawyer other
who has taken oath to support the Constitution Of me
United States any prcfessed minister of the Gospel who
has been may hereafter be open rebellion against
the National Government who in psnnsr has give. OF
give aid and comcr, TO the enemies ofhe United ss
shall juror be eutted to the privileges OF eec'o o.
be eligible any Office under the General Governmeh Oh I'D
either Of ssid districts I'M,
SIC g. Ind be IL further enacted. Ibs. there shall be ap
pointed witnn each District organized as siofe,sd oece
powers discharge the duties and receive The eompen.a
like officers created by act ofCose.' e.t.b,hns tne
Districts shall receive for their services Per spnum
each member the Council per annun and JUDGES
SIC TO- Ind be Il further enacted That the President
.h such ports Of eny and delivery within the district any
Provisional Government authorized by this act % ne may
necessary and appoint by and with the advice and con-
seut OF the Senate COLLECTORS and all other needed ohce,
no shall hsve the powers and discharge such duiies
for each por stall 500 suLuD but additional
officer s. cevc more than loco or annnm and sn pro.
visions Of relating 10 the ports Of entry IN the
shsl be applied far IS practicable 30 the ports hereby
authorized.
Of Inconsistent with the provisions Of this act be and the
hereby repealed.
THE HUNTER-LANE EXPEDITION.
In answer to resolution of the Senate, the
Secretary of War inclOses the instructions
touching the Hunter Lane expedition, dated
Jan. I'd. The order to Gen. Hunter says:
"The General.in.Chief, in giving You This infor.
nation desires il TO be understood that cvmmand
independent Of YOU is not given TO Gen. Lane, but
he is TO operate to all proper extent under your
supervision and control and if you deem proper you
may yourself command the expedition which may
be undertaken. Under these crcumstaDces the Gen
era-in-Cbef will not give You formal leave ae-
eoding to your application, but be authorizes you 10
absent youtelf from your command for thirty days,
at yonr discretion"
MILITARY NOMINATIONS.
The following nominations were made to the
Senate to-day:
I IA Maior.G GENERALS, Gems. Mcdowell, Burnside,
Buell., Pope. Curtis, McClerDand, e. r. smith, and
Lewis Wallace, acting Major-Generals at Fort
Donelson.
As. Bripadier- Generals, Coils Ogleeby. w. VI. H.
7 Wallace. Cook Macarthur Iauman. who commanded
brgade- at Fort Donelson, Col. Berry of Maine and
Ferry Of Connecticut.
I All are TO rank in the order named-Gen
Mcdowell thus outrankng the rest, and Curtis
outranks Sgel.
CONFIRMED.
Geo. W. Morgan of Ohio, nominated last
week, was confirmed Brigader. General.
DISTINGUISHED CALL.
Four hundred oilice-seekers favored Secretary
Stanton with n call to-day number hailing
from Tennessee. Among them was an old
man on crutcbes, who presented bis case thus:
al suppose IN not Young and spry enough for a
Iieutenancy in the srn y, but shonld make good
General / can ride horseback, aud don't Gee
that Generals hereabouts do anything more.'
THE DEATH OF GEN. LANDER.
The telegram from Gen. Landcr's Assistant
Adjutant-G General, announcing his death, says
that for twenty. four hours before he breathcd
his last his pulse scarcely moved. lie seemed
to be exhausted and worn out. Some think
his death was FASTENED BY the arduous march
SO warmly praised by Secretary Stanton, which
was undertaken before Gen. Lander had
entirely recovered from his wound received at
Edwards Ferry, and also by mental anxiety,
superinduced by neglect and injustice at the
hands of those FROM whom he had right TO
expect better treatment.
GERRiT SMITHS LECTURE.
Gerrit Smith brought down The house by the
following passage in bis lecture at the Smith
sopian on Saturday: " In fighting against ne
croes YOU are fighting against the country,
against the purest loyalty. The loyalty OF a
Garrisonian AboitiOnist may be suspected, but
that Of the negro never. What is to be done
TO save The country Stop all fighting but
/ fighting the Rebels; stop taking counsel Of
Kentucky. and take counsel of the whole
country"
THE WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN RAIL
WAY.
The amended Senate bill to incorporate the
Washington aud Georgetown Railway Compa-
ny, with Horace NJ. Dewey, VIM. A. Daring
ard others as incorporators. was passed by the
House to-day by vote of I0l to "a. Wash
ington is being emancpated as well as her
slaves
HONOR FOR orr SOLDIERS.
The following ORDER No. -, has been re-
ceiged from the War Department:
ordered that there shall be Inscribed upon the colos
gudoas regiments and baere In TIE service oi The
Uued States the names O the battles IN "hch thrJ have
tsafG lD4l AZ liz, & gfT a