Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-03

only one Vote WAS Chst Against
Anti Prize Fight BIZ.


Anti Prize Fight Bill.
Austin. Tex. oct. Especially 1.-THE
senate met this morning according to
yesterdays adjournment at 10 o'clock,
with President Jester in the chair and
u quorum present only Senators Pres
Ter and Darwin being being absent
After The usual Invocation by CHAP
lain Smoni the upper house was ready
FOR business.
On motion Of senator Whitoker the
reading Of the journal of yesterday
w01 dispensed with.
BY motion Of Senator Whitaker Sem
ator Atlec was excused for non-attend-
ance on Yesterdays session ON account
OF important business.
Senator Bowser moved that Senator
Rogers be excused for the same rea-
son.
1t was moved by senator Dickson
that Senator Mckinney be also ex-
cused ON the same account.
y similar motion prevailed cNcusing
Senator Boren for n similar reason.
Senator Tips presented "A number of
memorials and petitions signed by
from seven hundred to a thousand citi-
zens of Williamson county ASKING the
legislature to pass law prohibiting
prize lighting by making II a felony,
and that II pass the law with the
emergency clause. They We're referred
to the proper committee.
The chair announced the appoint
ment OF Master Ed Morrison as page
IN place OF Vice Huntley Rogan re-
signed,
President Jester added to judiciary
No. Senator Emory c. Smith, chair
man on judiciary No. /, and also Sena-
tors II. n, Stafford and French
simpson.
Upon motion of Senator Smith. which
hs a. 4 4F.f
II o'clock 10 consider the prize fight
bills before the judiciary committee
with the view Of submitting re-
port.
The senate was raped to order by
President Jester at ll.2O and the report
OF judiciary committee No. was re-
ceived and recess taken until
bill
The report was made on the Lewis
bill the same as the Ward measure In
the house and It was reported favor
ably without any amendments.
Tho senate met IN afternoon session
with quorum present.
senator Tips was granted unanimous
consent to send up report from the
finance c1mmlttee.
The report was read, showing that
the act introduced to make an appro-
prlatlon FOR mileage and per diem pay
VI 'lNlHtiS anu tlnlltAtH OF tne special
session was amended by striking out
$4,000 and inserting $4,000 where APP
pcaring In the bill for such expenses.
The cnnlr laid before the SENATE sen.
ate bill No. g. being the Lewis anti
prize fight act.
The bill was read n second time. and
pending further action, Senator Dean
moved that consideration OF the bill
be postponed until 10 o clock tomorrow
wv ednesdOy) morning. The motion was
lost.
Speeches were made on the measure
by Senator Dean who opposed its pas
sage with the emergency clause, and
sage.
After the speech making Senator Col
qul;t submitted an amendment to the
caption adding the penalty and repeal
part and II was adopted.
Senator Dlbrell submitted an amend
ment inserting after the word and"
In the proper line and section the
words upon conviction" 1t was
adopted.
Senator Dean offered an amendment
TO strike out all section 4. but 1t was
lost all voting yea except the senator
from lei Paso, senator Dean. Senator's
Presler Shelburne and Darwin were
absent.
Dean then offered two amendments.
which were considered together. The
FIRST was to ainend section / by strlk-
Ing out "or upon the result of which
any money or anything OF value Is bet
or wagered' In the first section and in
lines Il and 10 In the original bin, and
secondly to amend the second section
by striking out all OF said section after
the word value" In line twenty-five OF
the original bill. Both OF the amend
ments were lost.
The hill was then ordered engrossed
ne Ia
voting IN the negative.
on motion Of Senator Lewis the con-
sututlonal rule requiring bills to be
read or three sew raj days was sus-
pended and the bill put upon its third
reading and nnal passage by the "a to
The bill was thon read the third
time and passed.. all voting for 1t ex-
cept Senator Dean.
senator Smith moved to reconsider
the vote by which the bill was passed
and to lay thNt motion on the table.
which motion prevailed. and in eX-
actly ilfty-tYe minutes by the clock.
the bill following had found its way
through the upper house:
THE BILL.
AN act to prohibit prize fighting and
pusliism and fights between men and
animals, 10 provide penalties she. efor
ami to repeal all laws In conflict
herewith
Section /. be II mated by the
Legislature OF tile state OF Texas: That
any person who shall voluntarily en-
gage In n pngillstic encounter between
man and and man or a fight between
q man ana bull or any other animal
Tor money or any other thing OF value.
or upon the result OF which any money
or anything OF value is bet or waEered.
or to see which an admission foe ia
charged, either directly or Indirectly.
shall be deemed guilty OF felony, and
upon conviction shall be punished by
Imprisonment In the penitentiary not
less than two nor more than Ave
years.
Sec. 2, BY tho term. 'pugilistic en-.
counter as used In this act "a meant
any voluntary fight or personal en-.
counter by blows by means OF the fists.
whether with or without gloves. be.
tween two or more men for money or
for prize OF any character. or for any
other thing OF value, or upon the result
or which any money or anything of
value IL bot or wnEered.
sec, D. That all laws or parts OF
laws in conflict herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed.
sec. 4. The fact that there Is now
70 adequate penalty against prize
lighting and pugllism creates an i'm.
peratiye public necessity and emcr.