Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-26
Must Turn Off
 SearchIights
BILL AFFECTING MoToRMEN
 PASSES THE SENATE.
CAUSES A HEATED DEBATE
Hooker and speIIacy Exchange Com
 pIimsnts-Latter Declares He Has Received Nothing from the Unions.

Hartford, July 25.-The senate today passed the trolley searchlight'' bill after a warm debate. The bill which provides that motormen on cars must turn off their searchlights when ap- preaching within two hundred feet of a vehicle on a highway, was reported favorably early in the session.
 Would Cut Down Motorman's Pay.
 Senator Spellacy claimed that all though a fine of S7 was to be imposed on the officers of the railroad com pany for each violation, the fine, in eff rect, would mean deduction of that amount from the motornanss wages At request of trolleymen, who claimed that they had not been heard on the bill, Senator Spellacy had the matter re-committed. Today the report came in unfavorabIy.
 Would Relieve Company of Responsi-
 biIity.
 Senator Spellacy claimed that the Connecticut company was desirous of legislating into statute a rule of the company. He also said that such a law would relieve the company of re- sponsibltity for damages or accidents II the motorman Was responsible The senate, 10 to 9, declined to reject the bill.
 SpeIIacy Lost His Good Judqment."
 
 unfavor@ble report, Senator Hooker said he did not wish to take from a 3notorman any of his meagre earnings. but he did believe that the company should be compelled to have it's motor men turn off searehiights when ap- preaching vehicles on the highways. He thought Senator Spellacy through his employment by labor organiza- t1ons," had lost his good judgment on th1s matter and was too anx- lous to aid the corporations He said that as matter of working for the labor men and for the corporations it was matter of conscience. If he knew the corporation did not want this bill he was adding .'the sin of treason to the sin of hypocrisy
 Hiding Behind Labor Organizations.
 1s the senator hiding behind the labor organizations to help the cor poratlons?' asked Senator Hooker The senator from the Third has many times reminded us of the sacredness or ousoath of office and from January to July has told us of his interest in and devotion to the labor unions Never Received Cent from Labor Un-
 Senator Spellacy was on his feet to reply. He said that both the senators from the Third and the Twenty fifth tJudson). had many times referred to ms being employed by organized labor to represent them in the senate. He said that he took the remarks of Sem ator Judson as facetious, but he could not let go by the remarks of Senator Hooker. He would state in absolute truth that during the two years he had served in the senate he had never received cent in compensation nor accepted retainer from any labor 
 Rockers Remarks "UngentIemanly."
 The searchlight bill he had opposed when It first came in because he felt the motorman would suffer and the company sought to secure a legislative whip over it's employees. The remarks of Senator Hooker, the senator said, acts of an ungent1emanly senator.
 Hypocrisy Contagious.
 Senator Spellacy rose to say that he had been charged with hypocrisy. He said he sat close to the senator from the Second and hypocrisy might have been catching.
 How They Voted.
 After further discussion the bill was passed, 12 to 9. Those in the affirna- tive were: Marlowe, Dickerman, Marsden, Parker, Platt, Lounsbury, Mahan, Bartlett, Peck, Judson, Dono- van and Meara.
 Those against:- Spellacy, Fenn, Bai- ley, Mitchell. Shanley. Paddock (who announced that he voted that way in behalf of the Bridgeport union), Brins- made, Frisbie and Leonard. Senator Woodruff presided and while voting Yea his vote was not needed for record