, 1863-01-09
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.]
WAsH1SaTos, Jan. 8, 1881.
Elisha WhittlcEey Of Ohio, long member
Of Congress from Giddings> District, aud for
sixteen years Comptroller Of the Treasury.
died last night, within a few moments after he
had retired to bed. lie had been apparently
in usual health yesterday and had discharged
his customary duties ut the Department
and had even been able to ride to Georgetown
in the afternoon. After reading the entry for
the day in his diary, after lis uniform custom,
hc retired, and expired apparently without
pain, while the servant was adjusting the bed
clothes about him, and before the ink In the
last sentence he had written in his diary was
dry. He was over eighty years Of age. His
remains will be taken to Ohio.
Col. j. ". Bell, Of the 18th Illinois cavalry,
lately dismissed the Service through n blum
der in the Adjutant Generals office, has to-day
been honorably reinstatcd in his command, by
order Of the President.
4 new arrangement Of chief Quartermastcrs
and CommissaEys now being made for the
several army corps, and promotions are being
made among those thus assigned. Among
luCSE piUu1utlOAa EkakEA MAD AaRlsll4 1EAu,
lately Commissary On Gen. Buclrs staff, is to
be Lieut.. Colonel, and ordered to duty with
Gen. Banks. Captain Elias Neigh, formerly
Of the Ohio Legislature, also .to, be Lieut.
Colonel. -
The Senate has not ret confirmed Usher as
Secretary Of the Interior. It is whispered
that there has been considerable oppositionto
the confirmation manifested By Senators,
though such contingency as failure to con-
firm is. hardly thought probable
Co1fax's bill, extending the limitations Of
mailable matter, 60 as to permit the trans
mission Of small packages to soldiers at the
discretion Of the Postmaster General,
substantially passed the House once
before, but was defeated In the Senate.
Western people who are petitioning for such
measures should understand that their Scna-
tors are the parties to whom they want to al-
dress their demand.
An effort wns made to thank Rosecrans for
his recent victories, in the Senate, to-day, but
| it was decided a bad precedent to be award
ing such high honors without fuller and more
authentic information. The Senators accord
| ingly concluded to wait.
Mr. Sherman made long and able speech
| to-day In support Of his bill for bank taxa
| tion.
WAsu1so7oS, JAN. s.-The following Is a
| synopsis Of the bill reported to-day from the
| Committee Of Ways and Means to provide
ways and means to support the government:
Section first provides for the issue Of $500 900 00
oftwentyycar six per cent bonds interest payable
half yearly: Coin may be sold for lawful money Ger
| ffrfA nrfntpfFBf
| notcs; provided the whole amount OF bonds and
notes iesucd under this act shall not exceed $780,
10000; except that $1sO 000, 900 $50 notes may be
| funded by twenty year bonds, and further issue
| for that purpose may be made
Section two provides for $500, 600 o0. bearing In
| te1est at the rate Of 54sH per cent. per annum
payable aemf-anuualIy. Coin payable TO creditors
Of the government receivable for all dues to tht
government, except customs:
Section three provides for the Issue OF ss'ooe,oo
oflegal tender.
Section four provides for fractional notes in plae'