The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-27
KNOCKED INTO A COOKED HAT
The corbett.Fitzsimmons Fight
No Go.
Governor Culherson. of Texas, Calls n
Special Session Of tho State Lesssla.pre
to Pass Law Prohibiting Prize Fights
Within the Limits OF the Lone stnr
state-The Proclamation Settles II.

| AUSTIN, Tex, Sept 26.-Goyernor
Culberson to- night issued a proclama-
tion calling special session of the ,ep-
islature for October to pass law that
will knock the Corbest- Fl zsim mons
| prize fight into cooked hat. The gov
ernor issued the proclamation at mid
night Tonight and gives the Associated
Press correspondent as the reason for
his action that in the present condition
OF the law the fight managers are liable
to pull Off the fight while the courts are
rowing over 1t. The chief Justice OF the
court OF criminal appeals has ruled
against the State and now there ia q
mandamus case pending in the supreme
court that may go in an entirely differ
emit line, thus causing confiics between
the two highest courts OF the State,
In oroer to avoid all possible conten-
tion he issued call to night converting
the Legislature noxt Tuesday in this
city, and sets forth the purports of the
call as follows:
Whereas, decision of the presiding
Iuoge OF the court OF criminal appeals,
lately rendered, will embarrass che EN-.
cution OF the laws of this State against
prize-hghting and other associated in
fractions OF good order and the public
peace now imminent and threatened-
and
Whereas. there is no certainty of a
denomination of the soundness of said
ACCESSION oy court OF final resort In
time for exieting emergencies; and
whereas, it is proper, in avoidance
OF every pretext for disregardinr the
laws, that all controversy Respecting
them should be removed by lepjslat,on'
and all reasonable pacific means re-
sorted to in the first instance to force
ehem, inasmuch as the present leRisla-
ture unanimously passed such a pro-
nibitory law on the 16 n and Gath days OF
April, to become effective August i.
1913, as part OF The penal code, IL should
require session of very few days at
small cost to remove any possible de-
rect ana put the law into immediate
operation, an eX raordinary occasion has
arisen requiring the legislature to be-
convened in special session.
NOW, therefore, I, Charles a Gull
beraon, governor OF the State OF Texas.
by virtue of the authority vested in me.
by the constitution thereof, herebv call
a special session of the twensy-fourth
LEGISLATURE to be convened in the CITY
OF Austin, beginning at noon Tuesday,
october j. 1885, for the following pur-
poses:
II. 70 denounce prize fighting and
kindred practices In clear and 1nem.
biRuous terms and prohibits the same bv
appropriate fines and penalties, putting
the law into immediate operation and
making necessary provisions for It's en-
iorcement, 80 that the proposed exhibit
ton OF this character within this State
maybe prevented, the undoubted will of
the people upon the subje respected and
this affront to moral senses and enlight.
ened progress OF Texas averted.
"2. To consider and act upon such
other matters as may be present, pur-
suant to section 10. article 8, OF the con-
stitution. In Testimony thereof, have
hereunto set my hand and caused the
seal OF the State to be affixed this 26.h
day OF September. A. D., 1905.
&c. A CULBERsoN,
Governor of Texas"