Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-01-17
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Austin. Tex, oot. 3. The Texas
legislature met ~ Nom tn Z quorum
present. The goyernor, il 4 message,
reviewed the laws aGoinst prizefght-
ms ii ~, szonl1ing ] ftansion to errors
thsssi5 Al by saying; ..
III A1tpel b 1--we been given notice
I'VE Corbett- Fitzsimmons exhibit
olI ~ 6uld not be permitted, and what
iaver has been done by the projectors
Was 18th full knowledge of the con-
sequences. Public interests require
that this exhibition especially should
be suppressed. Discountenanced by
Mexico and the territories, outlawed
and driven from every state, it is pro-
posed to assemble here q herd OF ruff
ans and gamblers and offer in this state
this commanding insult to public de-
cency. The instincts and pride of the
people revolt, and your prompt and res
olute action will spare them this igno-
miny and shame. "
He recommends law making prize
fighting felony.
There is strong lobby here from
Dallas, and the leaders of it claim to
have votes enough in the house to de-
feat the emergency clause. There are
only three senators opposed to the
emergency clause.
Several -prizefight bills were in
troduced in both houses, and adjourn
ment was taken until tomorrow.
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 thai
fstic encounter between man and
man shall be deemed a felony, and
shall be punished by an imprisonment
of not less than one nor more than five
years. The other bill, preparded by
Senator Simpson, provides for an i'm
prisonment of from five to ten years
These bills were referred to the ju
dietary committee in either house, ant
they were to take action thereon thl
afternoon. The Dallas attorneys ap
peared before them to ask for furthe
time, claiming that they could show
that the proposed law was unconstitu
tional and class legislation, as we'll a
confiscatory. In compliance with tn
request, both committees adjourned
until morning at o'clock, and moth
ing further was done by either hous
in the matter.
AS the matter now stands, it is pc
litical row between the friends of Gov
ernor Culberson and his personal op
ponents, of which he has quite mum
Der in the legislature. There ar
ninety-four members of the house an
twenty -four senators. In the house
is necessary to get eighty.six votes t
! make the law go into immediate effect
, and twenty four votes are necessary i
the senate. In the house at the presen
writing, there are fifteen out-and-ou
men against putting an emergenc
clause in the bill, while there are fou
who are doubtful. This puts the two
thirds vote out of the question in tn
house with it's present roster. In tn
senate, there are three against tn
emergency clause and two are doubt
, full, which places the bill in DANCE
there also. If vote was taken no.
, with only the present number on hant
, there is little doubt that the emergenc
clause would be defeated.
The administration forces do not pre-
pose to to come to vote in the ma
ter, however, until more of their me
; arrive, and their absentees are expecte
tomorrow afternoon. The Dali;
. people also want delay to gather ad
: ditional forces, so everybody is please
:. to delay the game at present.
Tonight, lobbying is being indulge
= in right and left, and strong effort
: being made to put the twenty-five pc
ulists in the house over to the fig
side.