Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-17
CAPITAL GOSSIP.
Congregation Of Federal Ohice-ioiders
aud their Object.
Some Cosby Notes Of Legislative DO
ings.
Correspondents of tho Gazette.

Correspondents OF tho Gazette,
Austin, January IA large coterie
of federal oiiice.holders was congreeat'
I'd here to-day, and your correspoh.
dent has IL from good authority thnt
the chief object of their visit was 10
bolster up Arthur's little presidential
bonn in Texas. All has been smooth
smiling for his managers in this state
since an example was made OF Foster
for rebellion, until recently the DIS
trict judgeship WAS merged into the
question. Evans refuses to die so
easily as Foster, and threatens II he Is
not nominated TO work out OF the Ar
thnrian traces and work for Logan.
This portends serious troubl, becaus.
EVANS never does anything
by halves and Arthur's tools will
know that it Is only the oflice-holding
element who support him, ana tna'
should active opposition ensue Tue
probabilities are that the state RepuD'
lican convention would be carried
against him. This Inspired the family
caucus to-day with the object of iormu
lsting some scheme to conclliate
Evans, in case he should fail to receive
the nomination for the vacant Judge
shin. Just what isto be expected IN
lieu thereof is not known. but II may
be assumed that nothing less than u
pretty big slice of official pie would be
satisfactory to man who holds and
appreciates power as well as Evans.
The house committee on revenue and
taxation, TO whom WIS referred
Cochran's bill relating thereto, agreed
this evening on bill TO be reported
back. 1t fixes the general revenue
tax at sixteen and two-thlrds cents on
the hundred dol ,rs and the tax FOE
school purposes at fifteen cents on the
hundred. Physicians and dentist, ex-
cepting those that travel, are relieved
of occupation taxes, and also several
minor occupations productive of little
revenue Lawyers will pay nothing
until after "a three years practice
in the state, when they Will
b. taxed s. annually; this viii give
tina young men Il chance. Tn, tax on
merchants is fixed at one-tenth of one
per cent. of their entire purchases,
quarterly, to be determined BY them
under oath before the tax-cCllectors.
This was intended TO equalize the
taxes on merchants. Street railways
which pay nothing now as occupation
tax will pay $40 for each car yearly.
The tax on whisky dealers will re-
main the same, and there are no other
important changes
The special committee on roads and
bridges has completed an examination
of all the bills which have been
referred to it and are incorporating the
good qualities OF each into bill 10 be
presented about "Wednesday evening.
Two educational bills have been iu-
troduced in the observation-disclosures
ans in the senate and Chambers in
the house. The subcommittee ON ed
ucation, consisting of three menIbers
from each house, will meet tomorrow
To pass up'n them. Chambers bill
seems TO be the general favortc
Labatt Will "tf.r joint resolution
soon, memorialIz ny congress Ia make
4 large appropriation for deep water at
galveston and to contract with Eaus
10 secure il. The sentiment is almost
in favor of this m, ASSURE.
and al recognize that il involves in.
terests OF the greatest moment To the
entire state