New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-15
THE OCCUPATION OF COTTON LANDS.
THE POTOMAC BLOCKADE.
The Barbarities of the Washington Jail
THE CASE OF CHEVALIER WlKOF.
spselL Dispatch TO TIE y. Y. Tribuns.
wAsnlSGroS. Friday. Feb. II, 1872


amendments TO the House Committee OF Ways
and Means, and from there to the pr'oter''
II will come back, geographically, tomorrow
aud be carefully considered. The cold shoulder
is premonitorily given to the Senate amend
ment. which permits the Secretary OF the
Treasury 10 sell the Government bonds in mar
ket overt. The HOuse, in its Ways and Means
Committee Of the Whole, will utterly oppose
the distinction made in the Senate which al-
lows interest in coin 10 bondhoders, but not to
the soldiers who are saving the Republic.
THE CAVALRY FORCES.
The bill from the Committee on Military
Affairs propo.ing, for the better organization
of the Cavalry forces, authorizes and directs
the President, under such regulation, az be
NAV establish, to reduce by transfers, dis-
charge. or Otherwise all the cavalry forces
now in the service beyond 80 regiments.
THE CASE OF CAPT. GORDON.
In the case of Capt. Gordon, the slave
trader. the Supreme Court this morning heard
q motion for writ OF prohibition to the Cir
cult Court of the United States for New.Yofk
To prevent the execution of Gordon, on the
ground of irreeularity in the proceedings. The
motion will be- decided on Monday
TIE CONTRACT FOR ENVELOPES AND NEWS
PAPER WRAPPERS.
THE post.Ofce Department today awarded
the contract for envelopes aud newspaper
wrappers for four years TO George +. Nesbf
of New.lOrk.
TIE CONDUCT or THE WAR.
The Committee on the Conduct of the War,
in examining to-day the ease Of Gen. Stone,
discovered ne. facts which divide the respon-
sbty of the blunder at Balls Bluff between
Gen. Stone and another General who has not
even his capacity.
GEN SMITH CONFIRMED.
The Senate to-day unanimously confirmed
Bripadier-Gen. G. L. Smith. now in command
at Paducah.
GIN. MCLEILAN's AIDS.
In the course of the discussion to-day upon
Senator Grmes's amendment to the Army bill
repeating the act of last session, by which the
President was authorized, without the concur
renee Of the Senate, to appoint aids-de-camp
upon the application of a Major-General, il
cine out that Gen. Mcclellan has forty five
officers on his staff not counting those detailed
to other generals. Apropos Of this, Senator
Grimes remarked that Sir Colin Campbell,
when commanding the British army in India
during the Sepoy rebellion, had only three such
aids; that Wellington at Waterloo had but
seven, and that Marshal Maguan, commanding
a quarter Of million Of men at Paris, has
only two.
MUSTERED OUT.
Col. Mcconnell Of the inch0ate and con-
sderably mythical Sd Maryland ReeimeV of
Volunteers has at last been mustered out Of
service.
BROKEN UP.
Upon evidence that recruiting WINS going on
in Philadelphia TO ill up the ranks Of the
Loyal VirPinians' Brigade, being raised by
John C.. Underwood, All order was issued to
day breaking up the organization.
RESIGNATION.
The resignation Of Alexander VI, LLOYD, Com,
missary of Subsistence, was accepted to-day.
WEDDING OUT UNFIT Cosi,iASDFRs.
An unspariDs but just process OF wedding
out unfit commanders of regiments and COM
panies, by orders TO muster them out of the
service, has been fairly Initiated in the Adju.
tant Generals Office. The work will be
thorough.
CORRECTION.
g., l..,,
published in TIE TRIBUNE, charging Aljt..
Gen. Thomas with having ordered the supptes.
sion of the Washington kilograms announcing
the arrest Of Gen. Stone, is Incorrect Gen.
Stone was in Fort Lafayette before Gen.
Thomas heard of hs arrest The Aljutant-
General lives two miles from tho city, and has
nothing to do with the censorship OF the tele-
graph.
THI ESTABLISHMENT OF PROVISIONAL GOV
ERSMENTs.
Senator Harris to-day introduced bill To
establish Provisional Governments wherever
tho authority and laws of the United States
are resisted by arms during the present rebel
lion, except in the States Of Kentucky, Mis-
souri,, Maryland aud the loyal portion OF Vlr-
GINA. The President, by proclamation, may
establish Provisional Government TO exercise
the powers granted in this bill in such dis
triots as be may determine.
III. executive ven. OF esTy Government so established
an 10 be elco,J By Governor, Ito Judicial power by
aes Judges the i-s.is- to CONSIST ~ tho Cow
and JUICES DO appointed BY the President and sen