The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-03
the violation of any other provisions of
the Penal Code.
Section 6. CThe emergency clause.
THE COMMITTEE WORK.

OectlOu U. tine emergency clauSe).
THE COMMITTEE WORK.
Senate judiciary committee No. met
last afternoon to take action on the two
prize fight bills introduced by Senators
Lewis and Simpson. The two bills
were read, and it was agreed to consider
them jointly. Ex-senator Pope, repre-
senting the interests of Dallas, appeared
before the committee at this point and
asked them to postpone further consid-
GRAFTON, as Mr.. Crawford, Dallas lead
ing attorney, had failed to reach the
city in time to appear before the commit
tee, and he asked that the committee
defer action until this morning at 8
o'clock, when Messrs. Crawford, Pope
and Allison will appear before the COM
mittee in The interest of Dallas and the
fight.
Mr.. Allison also asked for an extension
of time, saying that he and his colleagues
came here on the defensive, but were
somewhat knocked out by the sudden
ness of the called session. He cited
that their defense would be on three
cause the athletic club had gone to great
expense in arranging for the fight after
Judge Hurts opinion second, Such pro-
posed legislation would be void and I'M
constitutional, as it was aimed at one
man, Dan Stuart, and was, therefore
class legislation; third, Because the ten
dency of such legislation would be to
violate contract of the Florida Athletic
club and Stuart in the face of the law
which did and does exist up to the pres
ent time. Citing the importance of hav-
ing just review of the situation before
the committee, he also asked for an ex-
tension of time, which was granted, and
the committee adjourned until 8 o'clock
this morning.
House judiciary committee No. 1 also
met last afternoon to consider prize
fight bills, but like the senate committee,
agreed to defer consideration of the mat
ter until this morning in order to let
the Dallas attorneys appear before them.
The house committee on privileges and
election met and decided unanimously
to seat Mr.. Turner of Rusk, whose right
to a seat was contested.
GIBBS VS.. CULBERSON.
Ex-Governor Barnett Gibbs said last
night in regard to the governors mes
sage:
ut, like the call for the extra session,
is as weighty and strong as the subject
would possibly permit of-and this is not
saying much.
"The extravaganza and haste of this
extraordinary session is justified ON two
grounds only, in the message: y
First. The brutality of glove con-
test. On this question neither a COVER
nor nor bishop can speak authorita-
lively unless they have witnessed glove
contest. The chief executive may have
done so; l never did and never expect
IN 10Th hau Of a
occurrence in Dallas, Galveston and 9th
er Texas cities. Legislative and execu-
tive ability and wisdom may be able to
draw the line between brutal and manly
sports; but in doing so it should amend,
in this case, the Marquis of Queensberry
rules and require eight ounce gloves.
"How much of the animal is to be
legislated out of man? If you take il
all, of course he becomes a thing not
dangerous to either man or woman; but
on the other hand, he is of no account
to himself or his country; what is left
is fit only for soap grease. The Orient.
| ais studied for thousand years to find
some effective mode of eliminating the
brute from man, and finally decided that
| the only way was to unsex him.
This is a grave question raised by the
message, and the combined wisdom OF
|
lem in three or four days. The cal
| for extraordinary session mentions kin
.dred sports to be legislated upon, which
puts the whole subject of athletic sports
| before the legislature to be dealth will
in their wisdom. 49,.
1.-The second reason assigned by the
governor for the hasty passage of the
| law with an emergency clause is thai
| certain other States have the law. Some
of these States have no homestead law
| and have spent much money trying to ge
| ours repealed in the interests of trade
and claim that ours is a moss-back fac
/ unworthy of the new Democracy. Leg
| islation should be more q matter of de
liberation than of example, and il
not there is the great common law o.
England that does not have line agains
this or kindred athletic sports.
IF we follow the prevailing fad in tn,
East, our girls will all wear bloomer,
and ride bicycles and ride horses strad
die when they ride them at all! I dis
| covered this summer while East tina
these are the fads in higher circles.
| IF Texas were 80 years without
law against glove contests, it might have
survived few months more. An emer
gency clause will destroy the value Of
many investments made on the strength
of a license law passed by this sam,
| legislature. A legislative saint mad,
in three days is not likely to be as good {
job as one allowed to lay in pickle for 9(
| days. The governor says he warned III
| by proclamation-he told us he would
enforce the law and he need not hav,
said that, as Dallas county helped tt
nominate him on that platform. W.
knew that there was no valid Jaw and W.
knew that outside of the law The COVER
| nor. had no more power than thu
humblest bod carrier of Texas. Thous
ands of dollars of property will be con
| tiscated by this emergency clause which
| belongs to men and women who have nj
sympathy with the fight or with the
| club, and no doubt this argument would
have weighed even with Massachusetts.
| legislature referred to by his axcellency
| The message does not refer to any STATE
in the Union that called an extraordinary
session to stop glove contest for which
great preparation had been made by in
nocent followers of the law of the las
preceding legislative session. A priz,
| fight law, tempered with little respec
| for vested rights, might add to oul
| sanity lustre in the eyes of the yirtuou
| East. A little thicker gauze in a politi
cal skirt dance might not detract any
thing from the spectacular effect. w,
| are as vet but kindergarten students il
legislative morality and physical cul
tIra and tho Fast will overlool, for u