The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-02
ASSEMBLY, AT
 LAST ADJOURNS |ficials of Both Houses Given Gifts and Gratui- ties Galore Are
 Granted.
|OVERNOR MAKES l FRIENDLY SPEECH
lore Business Transacted This Session Than Dur ing Any Previous Year.

Hartford, Aug. 1.-The general as- mbly of 1907 closed it's labors shortly Eter five o'clock this afternoon and ssed into history The adjournment as in prescribed form. the "Oyez'' rice repeated by High Sheriff Dewey Hartford, at command of Governor oodruff being followed by the procla- ation of Secretary of State Boden- sin, "I now declare the general as- fmbly adjourned without date. God i've the State of Connecticut" The bal adjournment was in joint con- ntion in the house chamber. The pre- Wing officer was Lieut. Gov Lake and $e House Chaplain Rev. Mr Doolittle N1 in the Lords prayer. Then Senator alsh offered a resolution to raise a mmittee to wait upon the governor ascertain if he wished to communi- & Etc with the general assembly. The N mmittee were Senator Judson, and representatives Malone of Bristol, and nm of Milford. The governor i'm & edlately appeared accompanied by Is secretary, MT. Julin. Sheriff Dewey Id the state officers. He addressed e members as follows:
 Governor woodruff's Speech.
 *Mr. President, MT. Speaker, and #entlemen of the General Assembly,: Another general assembly is about tc ijourn. That fact leads me to ex. t 'ess the opinion-and I think many oi bu will agree with me-that the tern the representatives of the towns ant the senators representing the dis, icts is too short, I believe that thu gislative value of a man depends E ery largely upon his experience, ant IN e experience Of uiie session vii rengthen member for the next ses on; and that he should be returned Z Bar after year, and term after tern long as his services are satisfactor, z his constituents. A member unde x 'evailing conditions hardly become miliar with the work before the gen al assembly is ready to adjourn.
 Thanks the Members.
 I desire personally to thank tn embers of this general assembly fo e courtesy that has been shown m lroughout the session which closes to ay; and to congratulate you upon tn 2 bod comradeship which prevail nong all of the departments of ou ate government. And I want you t el as you leave this capitol tha lough we may all have made mistake judgment and of action, 1 beIiev lat our mistakes have been honestl, ade and that our work has beei : onestly done for the best welfare o ' e state. It is not possible for al len to agree; nor is 1t a sign of poll cal health when all men do agree ' h honorable dispute seldom ends i I'll, for, as long as the purposes c r en are sincere, we need not fear tha will not turn out to be a benefit. only when mems plans are inten Y onally wrong and entirely selfish tha ny danger threatens our political lift
 Honest Disagreement.
 In many matters that have bee ought before this body the governo d the general assembly have dis reed. There is no doubt about tha Y! we have made it plain to each otf
 These disagreements have been UT estionably honest and square 0 tn sides. Many important matter ite number of them recommends
 the governor, have been rejected q some exceedingly important ma rs have been made laws by this ger al assembly. The sum total of tn : ssion has been good and our tin S not been wasted.
 Government No PIaything.
 know you feel as deeply as I fe at this business of government is nt ay but real, earnest, manly respons lity, and that we are for the time b, the governing power of the stat 1t we are also the common servan the people to whom we must rendt
 account, for we have no strength wer within ourselves that is not b. owed upon us by public eonfidene man Is a ruler here; we are all SC nts and there is no higher rewal at a man can receive than to osen as a representative of the pe This confidence of the people is o, dge of honor. It is a sacred trus d the more seriously we realize ol sition the better work will be done.
 Godspeed Wished to Members.
 Gentlemen, I do not think there ev ls a time in the history of our cou when the law-making forces ha' en more sincerely engaged in pr cling beneficial legislation than at | esent day. Everywhere men in pu
 life are showing us earnest desi
 settle squarely great questions f common good It is the spirit
 age. It seems to me more tht er before that men are understan
 the obligations of trust, and a rking for the higher and bett ngs in politics In the state and
 nation AS you return to your co