Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-27
FROM AUSTIN.
The Gazette's Weekly Compilation
from the State Capital.
REDUCTION OF TAXES.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, April 20.-Tne tsx re-
duction bill was discussed in the House
this morning and from the views present
ed and the stubborness with which each
move was contested, it could be plainly
perceived that there is going to be very
hard asht made over it. A large major
ity favor reduction Of taxes, but there
are msny different ideas as to the figure
a. which it should be fixed. Twenty
cents is the highest figure spoken Of by
those who believe in reduction, and
while some think it should be scaled
down to 10 cents, Senator Jarvis, chair
msn OF the Senate taxation committee,
has rad q calculation made and he says 8
Is cent rate will not pay the expenses OF
the government on the basis Of last
years valuation. Eighteen cents will
just about pay them, and 20 cents will
leave 3 surplus Of some $780, e0.
THE CORPORATION LAW.
Bills amending the corporation law In
the interest of the Farmers Alliance
were discussed in both houses this morn
Ing, and there WAS some rivalry as to
which should draw the arst blood for the
grangers. The Senate bill was laid over
to another day, and the House got in its
work by amending the one before 1t and
ordering 1t engrossed. The two bills
were identical. During the discussion In
the House Bell of Cooke got in some
forid remarks about the money power,
but they fell without effect, for an
amendment which he offered for the
general paralysis Of said power was
defe ated overwhelmingly.
THE AUSTIN STEAMBOAT COMPANY.
The only charter file to day in the OF
fee of the Secretary Of State was the
Austin Steamboat Company. Incorpors-
tors: Jonn Orr, D. G. Dunn and M
Paggi, merchants and business men Of
Austin, for purposes Of Transporting pas
sengers and freight on Colorado river.
The charter runs fifty years. There are
only three directors. Capital stock:
32500, divided int 100 shares. One CT
the steamers has already arrived.
THE WATCH DOGS ALARMED.
The watch dogs Of the Treasury are
becoming alarmed. They fear their bsrks
and growls will be ineffective against the
organized raid OF the various public in
stitutions, and that the only glory they
can take home will be that Of having
growled and snapped and snarled
at everybody and everything;
One of the chiefs Of the Als
ira conservative element in Abe
House was met by GAZETTE representa-
tive at q late hour tonight as he Go&y
and Iaboriously climbed the hill 70 Ills.
boarding house. He was Wekg. Hi3
spirit was broken and his lSHbs wer6
tired. He was bruised and b4ttefe,d 70
to speak, and covered with many wounds.
81 am afraid 1t is too late, 'said he In re-
ply to q question, "to check the run on
the treasury. There is q combination
smoDg the various interests which, am
afraid, Is strong enough to
break down all opposition. TIE only
way we could defeat them LAST year was
by dark lantern meeting, but do not
know whether even that would be effect
i've now. You see these various ins:itu-
tons are so scattered over the state that
their combined influence is very
strong. Any man who votes
against an appropriation to one
Of them located anywhere in his
immediate country would be scalped by
his constituents. So they sll 60 Into q
pool together-the University, the Luna
tic Asylums, tRe Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, the Orphan Asylum, the
Reformatory-sll go1together, IL you hit
one all cry out, and combative man
must keep his hands in his pocket il he
wants to keep out Of trouble"
PRIVATE CORPORATION BILL.
Special 70 the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, April 25.-The private
corporation bill which has passed both
Houses Is the same measure offered by
Senator Terrell in the Nineteenth and
again in the Twentieth Legislature. he
Was undoubtedly abused by the Alliance
people at that time, but thinks his vim
dicstion has come now that they have
adopted his measure and by the pressure
OF their influence secured its passage.
Mr.. Terrell says his views on the matter
were all right, but he was year or two
in advance Of the times.
THE HOUSE TAX BILL.
Mr.. Psgs,s tax bill was befora 3
House for discussion and amen -
to-day, and . large mt
OF eorked-up eloquence y
turned loose. The bill Is it comes finn
she COMMITTEES fxes ne "a vAIorop ~
tax ~ 10 oents on nal egtnte o tdI =
O9Pox1oanl properly. - {k
WIllt8n G. Johneoa o1sz r sb1