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THE BROoKs-HAsTINGs NATTER.
James Brooks was acquitted of the corruption
charges against him, preferred by Hugh Hast
ings very quietly. Hastings having backed out
it was thought best to stop the investigation,
but, in point of fact, not dozen members
voted on the question when it was presented to
the house.
CONNECTICUT INTERESTS.
Messrs. Starkweather and Strong, of the Con-
necticut delegation, appeared before the house
committee on commerce, this morning. in behalf
of an additional appropriation for. improving
the channel of the Connecticut and Thames
rivers. There is a prospect of favorable re-
port. Mr.. Kellogg, of Waterbury, also appeared,
in behalf Of New Haven harbor.
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
The house took its first vote on the legislative
appropriation bill There is some increase in
salaries, but the friends of economy were glad
to get off with SO little increase. The senate is
expected to add largely to some of the items,
and a conference committee may add to the ex-
pendtures in the bill, but the house will not
agree to a large increase.
SMUGGLING.
Official reports at the treasury department
show that large amount of smuggling is going
on along the Texas Mexican border, and the
revenue officers are unable 10 prevent it, The
disturbed condition of the country and the i'm
mense distances render the execution of the
laws next to impossible. Many southern re-
publicans in congress say the only cure of the
evil will be the annexation of Mexico.
INTERNAL REVENUE BUREAU.
Gen. Pleasanton, the new commissioner of in
ternal revenue, seems inclined to take popu-
lar view of several questions connected with in
ternal taxation. He was before the ways and
means committee to-day, and urged the total re-
peal of the income tax. As Secretary Boutwell,
takes an opposite view, the committee will not
act on the commissioners recommendation,
without giving Mr.. Boutwell, chance to be
heard. The tendency, however, in both houses,
is strongly toward repeal.
PROTECTIVE MEASURES.
Various plans are discussed for the protection
of the colored people south. The senate has
been debating all day special investigation of
the subject. Gen. Butler has an idea of appoint
ing commissioners in every southern congress
sonal district, whose duty it shall be 10 report
every outrage to the department of Justice in
Washington. The aim of the sincere friends of
the south to be to get at all the facts first,
when appropriate legislation MAJ follow.
SAM WELLER
Cro the Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. is.
PAPER FOR PUBLIC PRINTING.
Bids for furnishing paper for public printing
until Jan. 3d. 1872, were opened to-day. II is es-
timated that there will be required during the
year thirty thousand realms of uncaendered pa
per, twenty-five hundred sized and caendered
printing paper, one thousand map paper, thirty
thousand five hundred writing paper for post
office blanks and fifteen hundred tinted pa
per. John A. Srobel, Lancaster, Penn. was
the lowest bidder for class one offering fifteen
thousand reams at 14i cents per pound. Last
year the lowest bid was 10 10 cents per pound
H. w. Clarke & Co., Boston, were the lowest
bidders for calendered printing paper, offering it
at Is cents and various fractions, being Il
trifie higher than last year. c. Magyar
gee & Co., Of Philadelphia, were the low
est bidders for sized and calendered paper,
at II 62-10O cents per pound, fraction higher
than last years price. Campbell, Hall & Co.
New York, who had the large class of writing
papers last year, at twenty-five cents per pound,
were the lowest bidders for that class to-day at
twenty-one cents per pound. Wheelwright
Nudge & Co., Baltimore, were the lowest bid
ders for sized and calen iered paper at fifteen
cents per pound. H. N. Clarke & Co., Boston,
were the lowest bidders for sized and tinted pa
per at II $1,000 cents per pound, which was last
year at II 91-100 cents Contracts will be award
cd in a few days.
UTAH.
The bill introduced in the house today by
Mr.. Sargent for the admission of Utah provides
thar the constitution shall provide by an article
forever irreYocable without the consent of con-
gress, that, after the admission of that state all
persons shall be forever prohibited from con-
tracing any bigamous, pOlygamous or other
plural marriages or relations Of concubinage
The bill also forbds that any mark be put or
permitted on any ballot by which person cast
ing it can be identified.
INDIAN FRAUDs.i
The subcommittee of the committee on APP
preparations have begun taking testimony with
reference to the alleged Indian frauds.