Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-10-04
Can't Fight In Texas.

AUSTIN, TEX, Oct -Corbe.t and
/ Filzsimm 0ns must find another place
than Texas in which to pull off their fight
for the proposed championship Of the
world
The Legislature to day, by a vote that
was practically unanimous in the Senate,
and only little less in the House, passed
the bill prohibiting prize lighting, and
thus accomplished the purpose for which
| Governor Culberson assembled It in spec
ial session.
The vote by which the bill was carried
furnishes the strongest proof OF the sent-
meut Of the State with reference 10 prize
fighting.
THE ONLY OBJECTION.
The only rallyiug point OF the minor
ity was opposition 10 the Emergency
clause, which carried the bill into imme
iiate effect Certain of tine members
honestly regarded this as an injustice TO
such of the citizens of Dallas as hal
spent large sums in anticipation Of the
! fight. and opposed itfor that reason alone.
Their arguments were not effective, how
ever, and the vote in the House on the
final passage of the bill showed but five
votes in opposition, with one hundred aud
seven III ITS favor IN the Senate the
bill was carried with only one negative
vote in the twenty seven that were cast.
QUICKLY DISPOSED OF.
The Senate made quick work Of the
measure It had taken a recess IN order
that the Dallas people might be given
full hearing bv the Judiciary Committee,
Within fifty-6ve minutes after reassem
bling the bill was passed.
The work of the House was not so ex-
peditious, as several members desired to
be heard upon the Senate bill, which was
substituted for the House bill then pend
ing. Amid applause a number of amend
ments were offered Several were adopted,
but these do not change the measure to
any material extent, except to make 1t
still more effective.
WILL REACH THE GOVERNOR To DAY
As result of these amendments the
bill will be returned 10 the Senate to-
morrow but its adoption in amended form
will be delayed 10 longer than necessary
to call the roll. 1t will then be sent to
the Governor, sud when his signature
SD III have been attached It will become
a law
The bill makes prize lighting a felony
aud imposes a punishment upon the
principals for every iniraction of the
law by Imprisonment in the peuitenti-
airy for a term Of not less than two aud
not more than five years.
MAY FIGHT IN MEXICO
SAN ANTONIO. TX, Oct. 2.-Charles
Campbell a business man Of this civic.
day received a telegram from President
Dan Stuart, Of the Florida Athletic Club,
stating that if the railroads interested in
having the -Fitzsimmons fght take
place at Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, would
stand the expense OF enlarging the bull
fight arena at that place he would favor
ably consider pulling the fight off there,
If it cannot come off at Dallas Camp
hell is the owner OF a concession for prize
fighting in Neuvo Laredo, which he OBJ
tanned a few DAYS ago from the State of
Tamaulipas, Mexico. He returned yes
terday from Dallas. where he had a con
ference with President Stuart. and made
the proposition for the fight to take place
in Nuevo Laredo before the Florida Ath-
letic Club The matter is now in the
hands of theInteruational & Great Nor
thern and Mexican National Railroads