The herald., 1895-09-28
SOME SPECULATIONS
What Will Culberson Do if the Law Is Net
Passed?


AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. Ex-Governor
Culberson's proclamation. issued late
last light, convening the legislature next
Tuesday to enact an anti-prize fight law,
was great surprise. There is some talk
today that Populist and other opponents
of the governor may defeat the object by
making law to go into effect in ninety
days. 1t requires two-thirds vote to
give Immediate effect. Representative
Ward, a leading member OF the house,
said today that the legislature would un-
dou btedly pass a law to go into effect at
once, and that it would make prize fight
ing felony. He thinks that the law
will be passed within week after the
legislature meets.
DALLAS, Tex, Sept. 27.-While the
governors call for a special session of
the legislature, requesting that body to
pass law prohibiting prize-fghts. was
not entirely surprise, yet it had the
effect OF starting fresh public discus
sion. The governors supporters were
jubilant and regard law to take lmme edi-
ate effect as certainty. The opposition
maintain that the two-tnirds or the
mem bers of the assembly will not be Sc
cured for an immediate act, but do not
doubt that the law will be passed to take
effect in ninety days. While taking this
the governor will do next If law 10 take
immediate effect is not passed. The
question on all sides is, Will the COVER
nor rest his case on legislative action?
Conservative opinion insists that two
of the three branches of the government,
the judicial and legislative. should and
would settle the matter. The Judicial
has spoken and the legislative will be
heard from by October 4th.
President Stuart of the Florida Atnlet-
ic club maintains his usual business-like
attitude. ana rests, as he has always
done, on the legal advice of his attor.
neys. He said tonight: when satisfied
that the laws of Texas guaranteed protec-
tion OF its citizens who invest their mon
ey in enterprises not prohibited by law.
the contract for the building was award
ed. and the building is now half finished.
Contracts involving over million feet
of lum ber and d hundred other obliga-
tions have been entered intu, and l be-
lieve faIr-minded and upright leeisla
ture will do justice to all alike, avoiding
anything like contiscation or interference
with contracts made with high Judicial
decision as a guide
The Galveston. Dallas News concludes
an editorial on the situation in these
words And now it is to be hoped that
the leg Stature will at last bring the PROB
lem to some indubitable. effective and
salutary conclusion. In accomplishing
this work 1T wilt not be enough for the
leg stature to close the state against the
revulting prutalities of the ring; it must
as fully guard the state against the perils
and scandals of conflicts of legislative
and judicial authorities, such as that
which was recently brewing"
CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-The Chicago
porting contingent do not seem to be
muc alarmed at the action taken by the
govern of Texas. They say it is one
thing to call the legislature together and
another to secure the passage of law
pr hibiting lighting.
Dan Stuart last night telegraphed +.
4. Kennedy, who. with Paddy Carroll,
expects to run load .nro Dallas for the
fight. that the fight would be brought off
in the Indian Territory if law was
passed forbidding it IN Texas. What ac-
lion. Uncle Sam would take if the two pU-
gilists attempt to meet on his domain, is
problematical.