The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-10
From Thursdays Daily.

There will be no prize fight at Dallas
October 81 between Corbett and Fitz-
simmons. This fact was settled last
afternoon by the Texas Legislature in
exactly three hours by the watch.
The two committees, one in the senate
and the other in the house, gave an au-
dience 10 the Dallas attorneys all the
morning to ascertain their objections and
protests to the passage of the law. After
hearing the gentlemen until noon, the
two committees adjourned. This after
noon when the two houses met at 3
o'clock, both committees were ready to
report and the senate bill was very
promptly considered. From the time
the bill was placed before the senate
until it had finally passed was exactly
80 minutes. During this time Senator
Dean opposed the bill and Senator Las
ker spoke. in its favor. These were the
only gentlemen who spoke on the bill,
the balance satisfying themselves by
voting. The vote on the final passage
of the bill was ~ ayes and / no. Dean
being the negative vote The bill was
Immediately sent over to the house and
at o'clock that body began discussing
it, substituting the senate bill for the
house bill After several gentlemen had
spoken on the bill and the emergency
A'dhhi' DiO anu NOI, IL lIdl NOlt WAS
reached at 6 o'clock precisely and the
bill passed the house by vote of 107 to
8: Thus, within three hours, did the
Texas legislature forever put an end to
prize fighting in Texas.
1t was generally conceded yesterday,
even by the governors friends, that
Tuesday night it would have been i'm
possible to have passed this bill with
an emergency clause. There were only
92 members present and of that num-
Der 10 were opposed to the emergency
clause. 1t was necessary to have SO |
votes to carry the emergency clause. |
The administration forces readily saw
that the minority would do them if the !
matter came to vote, so they imme- |
diately wired all their friends to come |
here Immediately and then set about |
killing time until their forces could ar
rive. They had SO votes only last night, |
but the absentees came flocking in on |
yesterdays trains. Each additional ar
rival added to the administration forces |
and 30 when everything was arranged |
the rush for the vote was made. The |
hght management were confused at the |
way the solons swarmed in yesterday |
morning and practically gave up the |
fight by 3 o'clock this afternoon. 1t |
was almost n certainty this morning that |
the Popuists would be tolled over to |
the Dallas side of the question, but q |
cog was slipped and on the vote last |
evening they voted with the admfnistra- |
ton forces, which cinched the matter. |
Governor Culberson's friends consider it |
a great victory for him and lost no OPP |
portunity last night to congratulate his |
excellency on the outcome Of one of the |
hottest and it might safely be termed |
one of the bitterest as well as shortest |
political fights ever brought up in the |
Lone Star State on any one single man. |
The governors friends say that it was
a very close rub for him and that success
was only secured by the herculean eff
forts of his friends in the house. The |
matter is over now, however, and Gov
ernor Culberson is certainly to be CON
graduated on the outcome.