The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-06-18

made the presentation speech ant
Lieutenant Governor Keeler was giver
Il gold watch
The House presented to Clerk Hin
man a handsome diamond ring, to AS
| sistant Clerk Baldwin a gold watch
chain, and to Chaplain Lowell a silver
| tea set, the presentation being made by
| Mr.. Tucker, of Ansonia, Mr.. Housed, Of
| New Haven and Mr.. Pearne, of Mid
A dletoWn.
| The democratic members presented tC
Mr.. King, of Windham, the republican
leader gold watch, the presentation
speech being made by Mr. CallSins, of
East Lyme, the leader of the demo-
cratic side.
| Senator Burton, of Ansonia, and Cor
don, of Enfield, a committee of the
| Senate, appeared in the House and in
| formed that body that the Senate was
| ready to go into joint convention. Mr..
Reed, of Stafford, and Mr.. Housed, of
| New Haven, a like committee on be-
half OF the House. waited upon the
Senate.
The senators then filed into the cham
Der of the House and Lieutenant Gov
| ernor Keeler called the joint conven-
ton to order. Senator Seeley, Repre-
sentative Pearne and Representative
Calkins were appointed Il committee to
wait upon the governor and uniform
him that the join convention was
ready to receive any communication
which he desired to make.
After receiving the committee the
governor entered the House and deliv
cred the following message:
Mr.. President, MIR. Speaker and Cen
tlemen Of the General Assembly;
/ congratulate you upon the fact that
your labors as a legislative body are
at an end. You have probably learned
that lawmakers as we'll as laWbreak-
ers have their trials, and you will go
home with hearts full of charity for
past and future general assemblies.
You have learned that governments are
at the best but compromises; that the
wisest of men disagree, and that every
man is entitled to his opinion.
Your appropriations from the treas
ury are large in their total, but so far
as your joint appropriations are con-
cerned you have done as well as any
body of men could do under the cir
cumstances, and believe that you will
receive but little criticism from those
who take the pains to investigate the
pressing necessities that have demand
ed your favorable consideration. Your
on the judiciary has earned
the praise of every citizen of Connec-
ticut who believes that honest, intelli-
gent and diligent service is entitled to
praise 1t is unfair for me to single out
any member or committee for special
You have all worked
hard and we'll. You have enacted many
and, I believe, wise laws
that will rebound to your credit. But
the act that provides for the calling of
a constitutional convention If that act
fulfllls its mission, will give you a
most envls BILE place in the history of
the state of Connecticut. At the ooen
ing of your session convention did not
seem to me to be the best way to do
the little that ought to be done, but !
e it is the only way, and it Is your
way, then am now bound to say that
t is the best way and give to it my
oval cooperation 1t will be, If called,
4 convention oil the towns Of the state. |
Hartland and Hartford, North Haven
and New Haven will meet as equals. |
The system of town representation is /
hereby rendered safe, but this safety |
brings with it grave responsibilities. 1t !
S to the towns that the people are conf /
)elled to go for a recognition of their /
lights, and if the people acceptla town |
because it is their only |
,hoice it is as certain as seed time and |
that whatever the towns do
hat is Just, will live to their glorifica-
ion, and whatever they do that is un-
ust, will be undone to their condemna-
ion.
In the room that / occupy in the west
nd of the capitol hangs the authors
geographic copy of the hymn "Ameri-
a." the grandest hymn ever written or
ung. 1t is good place for it, and the
mes that are dearest to me are these:
IT love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and tempted hills
I love the country and have unbound
d faith in my fellow countrymen.
elieve that their fears will soon pass
way. | believe that the men sent to
nat convention from tnP nils Oh Lilb
tate of Putnam and Trumbull and
will meet with a clear and
ighteous understanding of their duty
} that state and to their fellow men,
believe they will be true not only to
but to their faith in Him
tho bids us all do unto others as we
'ould be done by, and gladly give to
heir beloved land of steady habits not
new and untried, but a better and
effected constitution.
wish to thank you for your ever
resent kindness to me, and I wish to ,
ssure you that you will take to your ]
ONES my sincerest hopes that the fu-
Ire of each and every one of you will
: filed with success and happiness
By command of the governor the
leriff Of Hartford county made the
} yez' proclamation and then by the
)vernor's command Secretary of State !
inal declared the General Assembly ]
ljourned sine die