Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-02
Measure Granting Local Option to Cities
and Towns Prevails by Vote OF 18 to 16
JUDSON CALLS IT A ssMONSTROSITY"
Employers Liability and Workmans Compensation Bill
Rejected in House by Vote OF 14o to 4e-Senate
Over-Rides Governors Veto and Votes $500 to
Souvenir" Taylor-Donovan Explains His Vote.

Hortford, Conn.,, Aug. 1.-The bill
drawn by Senator Spellacy for new
Sunday law and offered as an amend
ment' to the bill which the house re-
jected. was passed by the senate this
afternoon This came as a surprise.
The Judson bill which was favored by
the Bridgeport Pastors association was
rejected, 20 to IA. The debate lasted
nearly all day in this branch.
Spellaeys Bill As Amendment.
Mr. Judson had offered his bill as a
substitute. Mr. Spellacy had offered
his bill as an amendment to the bill
reported and it had been printed in
the files. To the Judsen bill were Of
fered amendments by Mr.. Paddock re-
moving the limit in hours for the sale
of soda water, etc, and by Mr.. Fem
to allow meat stores to sell meats and
other perishable necessities.
Avery for SpeIlacy Amendment.
After the debate, which was very
lively, the question came upon. accept
was carried, 1S to 16. Those in favor
We're: Pierce, Hooker, Spellacy, Fem,
Aisop, Halloran, Marlowe, Dickerman,
Mitchell, Stanley. Marsden Lawlor,
Mahan. Avery, Mcneil, Meara, Barnum,
F'rishie
Those against: Bailey Parker.
Woodruff, Platt, Lounsbury, Park.
Bartlett, Paddock. Peck, Judson Don
ovan, Hammond, Elliott, Brinsmade,
Wright and Leonard
The Senate at Sea.
The senate was at sea after the
passage of this amendment for it
seemed then as if the Judson bill had
been rejected. But Senator Judson
claimed, and the chair upheld him,
that his bill was offered as a substi-
tute for all that was before the senate
Senator Fem then found his amend
Jnent useless and Senator Paddock s
was defeated.
Denounced AS "Monstrosity.
On the main question which was the
passage of the Judson substitute for
the SpeIlacy bill, Mr.. Judson denounced
the Spellacy bill as monstrosity. He
said that the local option section in it
made local authorities interpreters of
the law. This was an impossible con-
dition, he claimed.
SpelIacy Retorts.
To this Senator Spellacy replied that
Senator Judson had maintained in the
public utilities bill debate that the
general assembly could transfer some
of it's powers to a commission, there
fore the general assembly could give
local option powers to specified Off
cial. in towns and cities. The Ques-
tiori came on substituting the Judson
bill for that of Senator Spellacy and
Lnc Selldle IeluScu LO tlO tlllS, lu " LIZ.
How They Lined Up.
Those for the Judson bill were: Mar
lowe, Marsden, Parker, Woodruff
Plat, Park, Bartlett, Mcneil, Paddock
Judson, Donovan, Hammond, Brins-
mad Leonard.-14.
A Against: Pierce Hooker, Spellacy.
Fem, Alsop, Halloran, Bailey, Dicker-
man. Mitchell, Shanley, Lawlor. Louns'
bury, Mahan, Avery, Peck, Elliott
In the voting it appeared that Sen
ators Marlowe, Marsden and Mcneil
voted for both bills. Senators Bailey
voted against both bills. The Spell
ecy bill was then passed and sent te
the house.
Believed Judson Bill Had Chance
In their votes Mr.. Paddock said he
voted Cor the Judson bill because ii
represented what the Bridgeport people
wanted and he thought it stood a
chance in the house, while the Spell
acy bill he did not believe had a bur-
glars chance in the other branch
Senator Peck when he voted as nex'
on the list said he voted against the
bills as he did not believe the house
would pass them
One Section Grants Local Option.
The Spellacy bill in six of it's sec
tions follows closely the provisions OF
the so-calIed Pastors Association bill
Rev. w. s. Mcintyre, who had charge
of the anti-Sunday bill campaign, was
surprised upon its passage and at frs
thought it was the pastors bill unit
he could read it over. The sector
which gives local option, or what Mr.
Spellacy. termed local an locality op-
tion. reads as follows:
The Local Option Section.
Section 2. No work shall be con-
sidered demanded by the general com
fort and convenience of the cOmmun-
~ unless authorized in writing by the
mayer of a city, warden of a borough
or a majority of the selectmen of G
town, and such authorization shall
designate the time and place where
zkuch works may be carried to- anC
shall only be valid in such city, bor-
ough or town where the person sign
ing such authorization holds Office, anG
only for the time and place designa
ted
Section Will Create political Auto,
Gratis"
H. H. Spooner in comparing the bill
later claimed that in the Spellacy bill
the sale of ice cream, ETC., may be SOLE
anywhere except in places where alco
holic liquors are sold on week days
while the pastors bill specified in jus
what places such articles could be sold
otherwise the bills ran along almos
parallel lines. 1t was section two re
ferred to that Senator Judson de-
nounced as likely to create "politica
autocrats."
House Has Rejected One Sunday Bill
AS the house emphatically rejected
the other Sunday bill the prediction
was that the Spellacy bill would hav'
little consideration. Many house mem
bers had been favorably inclined to
wards the pastors bill. according t
statements made in debate. A re-
lection by the house of the Spellac.
bill will make disagreeng action and
in reply to Senator Mcneil, Lieuten
ant Governor Blakeslee said that th'
Judson bill can be offered as al
amendment and returned to the house