The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-02
texas At LAST AROUSED
The Lone Star State Fairly TWinkles
with Anger.
AGAINST ALL PRIZE FIGHTING
The Governors Message Upon the Sub.
jcct Deals in Some Plain Fncts-ue
Desires That the Fair Name
Of Texas Dc Protected.

Auo,ip Tev Oct Tho members
of the Iagislo t,,re who have been called
in specal session TO mass an anti-prize-
fichting hill have been arriving singly
and in grouns for the mast twentv-four
hours The sentiment of both houses
seems strongly 10 favor a ,aw-making
nrlze fipbtinp' iIIaoaI hut n humber Of
the represenfotjves condemn fhe arbi-
trary feature of the nronosed law which
in their Indictment yvn,,Id work an in
Justice to innocent narsons who mirht
he ignoront of The new statute for
weeks after It's nassage little donbt
is Expressed TO-DAY that ,ba senate viii
pass the biIl with raosonable nromnt-
ness. but the result in the house Is full
of uncertainty, as under the rules,
two third vote of the entire legislature
Is necessary to pass emergency bills.
1he presence OF quorum being eStab-
l!shed In both houses, the governors
message was thereupon laid before the
two bodies I, vas short charm ond 40
cisi,,a II oo,,to I'll So, ,,,,,,i 80
os 70 IT., n,.t.,'s nv .,' uiicei 'a'Ii soulu
an ~ ms a'tituue concerning prize
nShtinS IN general, ana the proposed
contest between Corbett and FitZsim-
mos in particular. The governor re-
viewed the past legislation relating TO
nrize fighting which, snort he char,c-
- So sPott ~ ~ ~o''i az
1 ttiiH.u as u'utai anu ueiiioraiizihg, ana
dehounced ny every state IN the union.
lie enumerated the states which had
enacted laws making prize fighting a
felony and urged that such laws shouId
be erative from their ma ssape
NJ raforrod tn ~, ,'nnnsi,ip, D., ,ho
..',,'.s.',, ,,, opposis'ou ~ VIZ
enieIseHc pill because ol tne idrse
amount OF money involved by the man
ayers of the Florida Athletic club, and
said that such opposition was charac-
teristic of such an exhibition. "It
rosts', ba continued "unon N. ,uao
-, r',,,o,,;.io, 49,. - s,,,'1'.,
sioeH pioPositioii ,hat liev people cai'
ioririt OF nave barSalntu away the
risht TO preserve the public peace, the
public morals and the public safety.
The Exhibition Not Desired,
,
Ihe message cohciuued IN these
words:
If no law now exists the state does not
give any assurance or come under any
obligation that IS legal upon the subject,
but these principles need not be here N
voked by proclamation; all persons have
Deeli e'Veh hob.ce that ms eNh.o'Lloi
@ Mou'u i'oa pu n,,i vi,, mi
rrsnons.h.rtty Tor The conseomencc. the
pubic interests require that this exhib;-
ton especially should be suppressed. D.s-
courte enarced by Mexico ana the territo-
res, outiawed anu urlVeh from eNe;s
a. ~ p,ui'orau ~ nn orri. boz
tbis cnmmon5,ne 'nei,it IN 'nubl:c decenry
AGAINST the prde of the people and your
prompt and resolute action Will spare
them the 1cnom,ny. 1t VIII do another
thing. IT WI recall to the great c;'y OF
tne s'ate; ni Iinaptel oy .,i a ,.,,E a'u ,rboie-
s,,,,s anI M ,senr,n% trn.b NV ohscured by
anger and misroncer,. on. for which It will
here after thank you. that no part Of It's
material prosperity, no part of rs social
and intellectual and 'ndustr.al prosiess,
no part oI ~ spicil'' a
nro ~ a.. ~ tbe mos. 4 d.sgrac"rnl orgies ever
,',r,.to1 10 hsrred. and d,ghonor Texas