Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-04-24

cations for high positions in State a1ars are SO
Common that men are brought to the front ana
soon reduced to the ranks to make room for others
as capable and deserving But the friendshlps We
wish that the future Of every member in this body
may may bee be patised and that find Providence may
long watch over and preserve you
After all the congratulatory remarks had
been made the Senate proceeded to the House
in a. body and took the seats assigned
to them in front of the Speakers desk. Inc
Lieutenant Governor took the chair, and
Joint committee was appointed to wait upon
the Governor and inform him that the SEN
ate and House were in joint convention ana
ready to receive any communication tnat his
Excellency had to make. The Governor re-
piled that he would appear in person and
soon after His Excsllency and staff proceed
ed by High Sheriff Spaulding entered the
House, the Governor taking position in the
Speakers desk Stepping to the front he de-
ivered the following address:
Gentlemen of the General Assembly:
Your work is done The labors Of the committee
room are ended-the ardor of debate is quenched-
the conflicts of opinion have been decded.and you
10Y ayocabe so far as your power is concerned
all that you have done and Impossible, SO IaT as
| to do
doubtedly conscious as you undoubtedly nave
right to Be conscious, that you have discharged
your high duties with the sincere purpose OF pro-
noting to the best of your Abilities the welfare OF
If YOU have not radically changed the laws, you
the because yor after Careful
alton, that no sweeping changes m tnenn wsre ia
| Of your work are to be estimated not SO
much by, the comparatively +, few That laws avs
have occupied as by the far greater number OF IN
safe doubtful schemes of proposed d hch
after a thorough scrutiny of their alleged merits,
YOU have finally refused 1 to sape nas Judgment
the particular results of this session may, new
having adhered to that traditional policy of conser
vative progress which has always, with few eXcep.
tons, been maintained by the General Assembly OF
i Connecticut and has always harmonzed with the
| spirit of the people.
At this moment oann05 bd Ial 20 sbai
| see more. cannot separate from you without
the many courtesies which have received at your
hands. Begging you to accept my best wishes 5or
your welfare and happiness now proceed 70 ols
/ charge my only remaining duty.
Mr.. Sheriff, you will n make proclamation
The Governor Mr.. Secretary, you will now al
journ the Assembly.
command, 1 now declare this General Assembly ad
journed without day.
Hasty hand-shakings and good byes were
| now in order and general rush for the Asy
lum street depot followed.
Accounts Short 5000.
Investigations made by several ladies wht
are trustees of the Protestant Industrial asso
citation have brought to light that there is 1
deficiency of about 5000 in the accounts o
Mrs Flora A. Roberts, who has been acting
in the capacity of agent for the association
Mrs. Roberts had to handle as agent por
ton of the funds for the payment of seam
stresses of the society. One of these CAV
notice several weeks ago that the societ.
| owed her $40 and other similar cases wer
found to exist The books when examined
showed that false entries had been made
| Mrs Roberts when confronted with the fact
did not deny them. The matter, out o
sympathy, was kept private at first and tn
ladies of the society decided to make up tn
deficiency out of their own purses
| Mrs Roberts states that she was given pei
| mission to use portion of the association
| money in anticipation of her quarters sals
ry, and that enough is due her to make goo
| the deficiency. These statements are de
MED by the ladies who compose the board c
trustees.
Mrs Roberts has been agent for the Pro
testant Industrial association for the last tie
years. and has been regarded of the highes
integrity. Her wrong doing is excused o
i | the ground of her illness, to which sh
has been subject for some TIM
i 1t is thought that the discrepancit
extend only over the accounts of the pas
year, during which about 81, 900 has passe
l through the agents hands. Several weef
| ago, on account of the severe illness of Mr.
! | Roberts, lady named Mrs. Spencer was 8
t cured to take her place, and after the fali
/ | entries were discovered; she was prevaile
J | upon to continue in that capacity, which 81
E now retains.