The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-01
From Our Special corres.)

From Our Special Corres.)
 Hartford, Aug. 1-Senator Charles Peck of Danbury in no uncertain terms expressed his disapproval of the substitute bill designating certain Sunday diversions as lawful, which has the sanction of the Pastors As sociation of Bridgeport. The bill is championed by Senator Judson of Bridgeport and also by Senator Pad dock
 There are practically three bills be- fore the Senate, dealing with the Sun day question. One is the bill pre- pared by the Judiciary committee which was drafted, by Mayor Fisher of Middletown. This bill was over whelmingly defeated in the House. Senator Spellacy of Hartford intro duced bill as an amendment to the Fisher bill which practically provided for the settlement of the vexed Sun day question by local option.
 The substitute Sbill introduced by Senator Judson and which he said came before the body with the sane tion and approval of the Pastors As sociation of Bridgeport. is in many respects similar to the Fisher bill, the exceptions being that the Bridgeport Pastors bill eliminates from the measure the words general welfare, and also provides that sports which are to be legalfzed and stores which are to be permitted to do business, must operate within certain prescribed hours
 He said he believes that the bill is a reasonable one and that it will pre- vent the secularization and the com mercialization of the Sabbath, while at the same time it will legalize vari- OuS amuSementS.
 Senator Peck was opposed to all of the bills and in favor of permitting the law to remain as it is. He said that he was surprised that the Bridge port Pastors Association had taken such a position, and in his judgment as ministers of the gospel, they could occupy their time to much better ad- vantage in the interest of the people of their city.
 He declared that under the bill fa- vored by the Pastors Association of open Sunday. He read a letter from a prominent Presbyterian clergyman expressing dissatisfaction with. the so called Bridgeport Pastors Association bill. He said that he is opposed to letting down the bars and that not a single workingman appeared before the Judiciary committee in favor of ate;i under the provisions sof the bill favored by the Bridgeport Pastors Association, professional promoters would reap a harvest in Sunday sports.
 He said that even prize-fights could existing law baseball games are play ed and public sentiment is not arous- ed so long as the exhibitions are con- fined to the outskirts of the city and those who believe in observing the Lords day as it was intended that it ell hn OhSnrUo6 to annoyance.
 Under the law of today those who engage in baseball on Sunday know that if they are not careful in their their continuing. He said if the idea was to go broadcast that this law is intended to benefit the workingman, he wanted to go on record as oppos- ing it. ''If we really want to benefit the working people" he said; ''let will make it unlawful for any man, woman or child, to be compelled to labor more than eight hours in any pursuit or occupation, and I, as a | will favor it.''
 He closed with quotations from many eminent personages against the | so-called liberalizing of the Sabbath.
 Senator Paddock in his remarks took exception to the statement of Senator Peck that no workingman
  the Sunday law. He said, 1T appear ed as workingman, and as a repre- of 10000 people of Bridge | port, 19,0O0 of whose names I have here in this desk. Before I became a candidate for the State Senate | announced that I was in favor of a 1 liberal Sunday. The people of the | city which I come from are all over in favor of liberal laws for Sunday. This movement which | brought about this agitation originat- | ed with the Gaelic Football league in | The. members of this | league work during the week. The | only chance they have to play foot | ball is on Sunday, and they do not | charge admission to their games
 .I have attended Sunday baseball | games in Bridgeport for nine years and I never saw anything out of the | way. Some of the greatest baseball | players in professional life today ac- luired the rudiments of the game on back lots in Bridgeport on Sunday I am heartily in favor Of | the bill which Senator Judson has and I hope it will pass"