Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-03

Austin, Texas, October 2.-There will
be no prize fight at Dallas.
This was settled this afternoon by
the Texas Legislature in exactly three
hours by the watch. The two commit
tees, one in the Senate and the other in
the House, gave an audience to the Dali
las attorneys an the morning to ascer-
tain their objections and protests to
the passage Of the law
After hearing the gentlemen until
noon, the two committees adjourned.
This afternoon when the Legislature
met at o'clock. both committees were
ready to report. and the Senate bill
was promptly considered. From the
time the bill was placed before the
Senate until it was finally passed was
exactly fftv-fve minutes. During this
time Senator Dean opposed the bill and
Senator Lasker spoke in it's favor.
Those were the only two gentlemen
who spoke on the bill, the balance sat
isfying themselves by voting.
The vote on the final passage of the
bill was 27 ayes and nay, Dean being
the ngative voter. The bin was imme-
diateIy 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 emer-
gency feature pro and con final vote
was reached at 6 o'clock precisely and
the bin passed the House by vote OF
10 to 8.
Thus. within three hours did the
+ IT exas Legislature foever put an end
| to prize fighting in Texas.
Governor Culberson's friends consid-
er it a great victory for him and lost
no opportunity tonight to congratu-
| late His Excellency on the outcome Of
one of the hottest and what might be
safely termed one of the bitterest, as
we'll al shortest political fights ever
brough up in the Lone Star State en-
any one single man.
The bin that will prohibit prize fight
ing i'm Texas i'm the future, as passed
to-day. reads as follows:
Section 1. BE it enacted by the Leg
islature of the State Of Texas: That
anv Derson who shall voluntarily en-
gage i'm a pugilistic encounter between
men or a fight between a man and a
bull. or any other animal, for money
for other things of value, or for any
championship. or to see which any ad-
mission fee is charged, either directly
or indirectly, shall be deemed.
GUILTY OF A FELONY,
and. upon conviction, shall be punished
bv imprisonment in the penitentiary,
not less than two nor more than five
years.
Section ?. BY the term "pugilstic en-
counter" as used i'm this act, is meant
any voluntary fight or personal encoun-
ter of blows. by means of the fists or
otherwise. whether with or without
! gloves. between two men for money or
for a prize of any character, Of for any
championship, or for any other thing
Of value. or upon the result of which
any money or anything of value is bet
or wagered.
Section 8. That all laws and parts Of
laws i'm conflict herewith, be, and the
same are hereby repealed.
Section 4. The fact that there is now
no adequate penalty against prize fight
/ ing or pugiIsm, or against fights be-
tween men and beasts, creates an im>
pressive public necessity and emer-
gency requiring the suspension OF the
constitutional rule requiring bills to be
read on three separate days, and that
this law should be effective and be in
force from and after its passage, and it
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