The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-03

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 2.-There will bs
no prize light at Dallas October 81, DO.
tween Corbett aud Fitzsimmons, This
fact was settled this afternoon by the
Texas legislature in exactly thros hours
By tho watch. Tho two committees,
sue in the senate aud the other in the
house, gave an audience to the Dallas
attorneys all the morning to ascertain
their objections and protests to the pas.
sage Of the Law. Alter hearing the gen.
tIemen until noon, the two committees
adjourned.
This afternoon when the committees
net at o'clock both were ready to re-
port and the senate bill was promptly
considered. From the time the bill
was placed before the senate, until 1t
finally passed, was exactly htty-Ave
minutes. During this lime. senator
Dean opposed the bill aud Senator
Lasker spoke in its favor. Those were
the only two gentlemen who spoke on
the bill, the balance satiIiying them
selves by voting. Tho vote on the final
passage Of the bill was q ayes and
nay, Dean being the negative voter.
The bill was Immediately sent over TO
the house, ana at 4 o'clock that body
began discussing il, substituting the
senate bill for the house bill. Alter
several gentlemen had spoken on the
bill and the emergency feature pro and
con, final vote was reached at 6 o'clock,
precisely and the bill passed the house
by avote Of ITO to ..
WORK ACCOMPLISHED is THREE HOURS.
Thus, within three hours did the
Texas legislature forever put an end to
prize lighting in Texas.
This timo Yesterday it would have
been impossible to have passed bill
With an emergency clause. There were
only ninety.two members present yes.
,erday and OF that number fifteen were
opposed to the emergency clause. It
vas necessary to have eighty-six votes
to carry the emergency clause. The
alminiItration forces readily saw that
the minority would do them II the mat.
ter came TO vote, so they
Immediately wired all their friends to
come here Immediately and then
set about killing timo until
their forces could arrive. They had
eghty.tWo only last night, bu! the
ab.entees came hocking in on to.day's
trains. Each additional arrival added
to the administration forces, and when
everything was arranged the rush for
the vote was made. The fight manager
TlCnt were confused at tho way the
solomons SWarmed in this morning,
and practically gave up the fight by 3
o'clock this afternoon. II was almost
certainty this morning that the Popu.
lists would be called over to tao Dallas
Iids OF the question, but = cog was
slipped aud on tho vote this evening
they voted with the administration
forces, which cinched tho matter.
Governor Cuibenon's friends con.
sider IT, a great victory for him, and lost
10 opportunity tonight to congratulate
him on the outcome OF one OF the hot
lost, and what might bo safely termed,
one OF tue bitterust, as we'll rs shOrtOst
political fights ever brought np In the
LoGO star slate on any one single man.
Tiki OF THE MEASURE
The bill that will prohibit prize fight.
ing in Texas in tho future, as passed
to-day, reads as follows:
Section !. 10 it enacted by the lOsislu.
.Uf0 Of tho state of Texas: That any
psr,ou who shall voluntarily anRago In
a apuglIStic encounter between a man,
ora fight between a man or bull, or
any other animal, tor money for other
things Of value, or for any champion
slip, or to $50 which any admission foo
I'ghafged, either directly or indirectly
shall bo deemed guilty OF felony, and,
mon conviction, shall DO punished by
!muniuGmant In tho peniientiary, not
ie'f than two. or more than five years.
section 9. by tho term 'nuglljllic en-
COUNTER a. used Ia this act, 10 meant
aly voluntary fight OF pOraonAl ohcoun'
ter by blows, by means OF tho lists or
Otherwise, whether with or without
s.yYs,, between two mon for money, or
iIr prizo OF anv character, or for any
Championship, or for anything OF valn0,
or upon tho result Of which amy money
or anything Of yalno IL bot or wagorsd
section 3. That all laws and pats oi
R1s In conflict herewith, DO, and tho
'aWg Aro hoFoby repealed.
Section 4. The fact that tlioro 10 now
nI adequate penalty against Drize
.r'iIng or pugiIlam. or a:aln1t hghts
1.'scon mon and beasts, croato' al
IMPERATIVE public necessity aud omor'
r"uny requiring tho suspension OF tho
Institutional rulO requiring bill TO DO
tol on thtoo abparato days, aud that
lfH. law should bo effective and DO IN
ipfra from and after ita passage, aud !!
hereby 20 enacted.