Arizona republican., 1895-10-02
TROUBLE ON IN TEXAS. The Legislature Now in
 Session. Considering the Great Prize
 Mill.
Sports From Dallas Assembling In Force at the Capital
 City.

legislature of Texas convened at the state house this morning, only bare majority of the members being pres ent
 The purpose of the special session was announced by the chief clerk of each house, the following proclamation being read:
 whereas, A decision of the presid- ing judge of the court of criminal ap- peals, lately rendered, will embarrass the execution of the laws of the state against prize-fighting and other asso- ciated infractions of good order and the public peace, now imminent and threatened; and
 Whereas, There is no certainty of a determination of the soundness of said decision by court of final resort in time for existing emergencies; and
 Whereas, It is proper, in avoidance of every pretext for disregarding the laws, that all controversy respecting them should be removed by legislation and all reasonable pacific means re- sorted to in the first instance to en- force them, and inasmuch as the pres ent legislature passed such a prohibi tory law on the 18th and 24th days of April, to become effective August 1, 1895, as part of the penal code, it should require session of only few days at small cost to remove any possible defect and put the law into immediate operation, an eXtraordi nary occasion has arisen requiring the legislature to be convened in spe- cial session.
 Now, therefore, I, Charles A. Gull person, governor of the state of Texas, i by virtue of the authority vested in me, by the constitution thereof, here by call a special session of the Twenty fourth legislature tc he convened in ! the city of Austin, beginning at noon, i Tuesday, October 1, 1895, for the fol- lowing purposes:
 "First-To denounce prize-fghting g and kindred practices in clear and un- ambiguous terms, and to prohibit the same by appropriate pains and penal ties, putting the law into immediate operation and making necessary pro visions for it's enforcement, so that the proposed exhibition of this character may be prevented, the undoubted will of the people upon the subject respect ed, and this affront to the moral sense and enlightened progress of Texas averted.
 ''Second-To consider and act upon such other matters as may be pre- sented, pursuant to section 40, article 8, of the constitution
 'In testimony whereof, I have here upon set my hand and caused the seal of the state to be fixed, this, the 26th day of September, A. D. 1885, 70. A. CULBERSON,
 Governor of Texas"
 Public sentiment appears to be rather on the side of leaving the mat ter entirely open. Dallas has a large delegation on the ground and will make every effort to secure a recess of the legislature until after the time set for the fight, October 31 Money is here in plenty and ugly rumors of bribery are already floating about. The anti-scrappers backed by the gov ernor are already in strong force from especially the eastern part of the state, and announce that the fair fame of the state will be protected at all hazards.
 The governor submitted a special message with sole reference to the laws of Texas concerning prize-fght- ing, and declares that the proposed Corbett- -Fitzsimmons fight must not be allowed to proceed.