The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-02

IF Mr.. 10 KINDLY CONSENTS
The Fight May Occur in In
dian Territory
TIE LEGISLATIVE BILLS
Texas Statesmen Seem to Have Troubles
Of Their Own
The Management Believes 1t Can Block the
TIE LEGISLATIVE BILLS
The Management Believes It Can Block the
Passage of Any Heasure Directed
Against Prizefighting
Associated Press Special Wire.


simmons fight taking place in Indian
Territory, and replied that if any at
tempt was made to have the fight take
place upon any reservation which is
directly under the control of the Interior
department aud not set apart as sep
arate government, he most certainly
would prevent it. He knew of nothing,
he said, that would give the department
authority to prevent the fight on lands
controlled by the five civilized tribes. il
the Indians consented. He added that it
would call attention to the condition of
affairs in Indian Territory and perhaps
bring pressure to bear which will Ell.
feet change IN affairs there. If the In
dams OF the five civilized tribes, or any
nationof them, should call upon the de-
partment to prevent the fight. saying that
the Indians as a nation objected to it.
then the department would prevent it.
He SAID that he did not know that there
was any disposition to have the fight in
the Indian country, but he had seen
something to that effect in the papers.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-The Corbett
party started for Texas this morning.
Corbett was accompanied by his mana
ger, William A. Brady, Steve O'Donnell
John Donaldson, Joe Corbett, Jim Nc.
Vey, Billy Delaney and Jim DAILY. Cor
bett will stop at Washington and Atlanta
en- route. He expects to reach San An
tonic by October 9th. 1t is not known
whether John L. Sullivan will act as
referee.
WASHINGTON. Oct. flames J. Cor
bett and party arriveu in this city a t 8 80
today and the cham pion went at once to
National Park, where he and his brother
Joe appeared in game of ball. Cor
hett did not take any chances CT being
hit while at the bat. He injured his
fingers slightly in catching thrown
ball. The party left at 80 over the
Southern railroad for Atlanta. where
Corbett appears in sparring match to.
morrow night From there he goes to
New Orleans, where another sparring
match will be given Friday night. and
then on to San Antonio to go into train
ing. Corbett said in regard to the calling
of the Texas legislature that while he
believed the governor meant to do right
he was misinformed as to the brutality of
prize fighting.
AUSTIN, Tex. Oct. 1.-The Texas
legislature met at noon today with a
quorum present. The governor, in q
message, reviews the laws against prize
fighting in Texas, calling attention to
errors therein, and closes by saying.
"All persons bave been given notice that
the Corbett Fitzsimmons exhibition
would not he permitted; that whatever
has been done by its projectors was with
full responsibility for the consequences.
Public interest requires this exhibition
especially should be suppressed. DIS
countenanced by Mexico ana the terri
tories. outlawed and driven from every
state this II is proposed to assemble
hordes of rutfians and gamblers and offer
this state this commanding insult to pub
lie decency. Against it the instincts AMI
pride of the people revolt, and your
prompt and resolute action will spare
them this ignonny and sname."
He recommends the law of making
prize fighting without gloves felony.
There is strong lobby here from Dallas
and the leaders of 1t claim to have votes
enough III the house to defeat the emery
ency cause. There are only three sem
ators opposed to the emergency clause.
The two bills introduced in both houses
today contain the emergency clause. One
of the bills introduced by Senator Lewis
is recognized As the administration bill
and prescribes that fistlc encounter be-
tween man and man shall be deemed
felony, and shall be punished by an i'm
prisonment not less than one year or
more than five years. The other bill,
prepared by Senator Simpson. provides
for an imprisonment from five to ten
years.
AS the situation now stands, the fight
management have given up all hopes in
the senate, but they rave eighteen solid
men in the house and at present these
eighteen can block the passage of any
measure. The matter of the enactment
of an anti-prize fight law has narrowed
down to IA political row between the ad-
ministration and anti-administration
crowd, and the Florida Athletic club has
been relegated to the rear.
The respective bills in the two houses
are identical. The one introduced in the
senate by Senator Lewis of Bexor ard
the one in the house by Representative
Ward of Travis, are generally conceded
to be the measures OF the ad M in istration.
They define that participants in prize
lighting or any pugilistic encounter shall
be deemed guilty of felony and shall be
punished by an imprison ment OF not less
than one or more than two years. This
bill, of course, has the emergency clause.
The other bill introduced in the senate
by Mr.. Simpson, provides a penalty of
not less than five and not more than ten
years, and further provides that any one
who in any manner aids or abets a fight
will be considered q participant and sub
Jecr to the above named punishment.
The emergency clause is also in this bill.
The bills were referred to the judiciary
committee IN either house, and they
were to take action thereon this after
noon. The Dallas attorneys appeared be-
fore them. however, to ask Tor further
time, claiming that they could show that
the proposed law was unconstitutional
and class legislation, as we'll as confisca-
tory. In compliance with the request
botn committees adjourned until morn
ing. and nothing further was done by
either house in the matter.
AS the after now atandq IL js n p0lit-
ical row between the friends of Governor
Culberson and his personal opponents,
OF whom he has quite nun Der IN the
legislature. There are hinety-four men,
bers of the house present, and twenty
four senators. in the house 1t is neces-
sary to get eighty six votes to make the
law go into i'm m ediate effect, and TWEEN
ty-one votes are necessary in the senate.
In the house at present writing, there
are hfteen out and out men against put
ting an emergency clause in the bill,
while there are four who are doubtful.
This puts the two-tbirds vote out of the
question in the bo1se With its present
roster. In the senate there are three
against the emergency clause and twl
doubtful, which places the bill in seri-
Gus danger there also. 1t a vote was
taken now, With only the present num-
Der present, there is little doubt that the
emergency clause would be defeated.
The administration forces do not propose
to come to q vote on the matter, however,
until more of their men arrive, and their
absentees are expected to arrive tomor-
row afternoon at the latest. The Dallas
people also want detail to gather addi-
tional forces, so everybody IS pleased to
delay the game at present.