New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-10
To tie Associated Press.
,v..u,xnrna. Feb. Q. 1919.
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prnrV OFFICERS NOT PAROf.ED.


The Secretary of War; in response TO I'm inquiry
Of tie House, has replied by inclosing com'nun''
cation from Mai Gen. IIallack, who states that TO
bis knowledge no paroles have been granted 10
Rebel officers since he issued his order Of December
las., viz: No officer, prisoner Of war; will be re-
leased on parole until further ordcrs or since the
rotsliaory order Of jefferson Davis. Medical officers,
however, are excepted from the rule.
CONTESTED CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS.
The House Committee on Elections decide unani-
mously against the claim Of j. Is. Rogers TO seat
from porton Of the districts in Tennessee now re-
tresonted By Messrs Maynard and Clements. They
.sv that he bases Lis claim on an election, ordered
by the Rebels, after they had remodeled the dis
tric,. and TO tie fact that he received the Union
votes at that election. The same Committee, re-
,orlng against tho claim Of Lewis Mckenzie from
The Seventh District Of Virginia, say that there were
ca,, only $50 votes, Of which he had III; that q
large portion OF the voters are absent from the
Dstrict, and that until opportunity can be gwen
70 ALI those who remain TO vote, there can be no fair
election.
ANOTHER BROADER.
John II. s. Todd, delegate from Dakota, was to-
d,v nominated TO tho Senate as Brigader.Generai.
TIM REBEL WORKS on THE MISSISSIPPI.
A letter received from the vicinity OF Nicksburg,
says the enemy aro certifying all the points COM
handing the riyer below the city, but they do not
seen 10 have guns for all their works TIE canal
dug last Summer was but amcre ditch nine feet wide
at the top,Eandssloping to nothing. This has been
doubled in width aud water was Oh the 23ih OF jan
uary running through.
Tho digging Of another canal was TO be commenced
the next day, but this was not the only means for
efecting landing On tho Mississippi River.
THE MCDOWELL INQUIRY.
| In tie Mcdowell Court of Inquiry to-day Maj
Gen. Mcdowell read at length lis statement in re-
view Of tho testimony taken in the Court Tho
PAPER is q very long one, and occupied the Court
throughout the entire days session.
THE BANKS EXPEDITION TRANSPORTS.
The report Of Senator Grimes upon the alleged
abuses in the charter and outfit Of transports tor tue
Banks and other expeditions very vouminou'
document, arrives at the following conclu'ons
First, That all Government vesscls should be SO
cured through legitimate channels by officers, II
answeT 10 advertisements.
Second. The practice Of employing agents VIII
unlimited power 10 fix tho rate Of charter cannot ID
justified. .,,,I,. =,
Third. That all vessels should be thoroughly IN
erected by competent experts, responsible 10 'h'
military branch OF the Government.
Iouiih. That the monopoly OF ohartering veg
seIs by Hall, Loper and others cannot be Jasiled
ran. That John Tucker, Assistant Secre'ar!
OF War, and Col. james Belger, United state" Al
nv knew and tolerated such monopoly.
Sicth. That no one should DO allowed to act II
Tie double capacity of broker aud ship owner. =, -
sseeeaM That the cOmmissions received " ia',
J.opor, Danfortb. aud others, amounting 70 n "
reds OF thousands, Iishtiully belonged 10 Tue GOV
eminent and shOnld bo refunded.
EicIfh, That many charters obtained throug
these pere?g, Wf!e Il eS2gli.aW gR.:s,