The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-27
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Special from United PreSs1
 Hartford, May 27.-The two Houses of the General Assembly spent today's session in joint convention in honor of the memory of Governor George L.. Lilley. Each House assembled sep arately. A committee from the House notified the Senate that it was in readiness to meet with the upper body and the Senators proceeded to the hall of the House. When the exercises be- gan there were seated on the platform the Senate, who presided over the joint convention, Speaker Banks of the House. the chaplains of the House and Senate, Governor Weeks, Executive Secretary Goodwin, Secretary of State Rogers, State Treasurer Patten, State Comptroller Bradstreet, and Attorney General Holcomb.
 Senator Brooks called the convention to order at HAS and Chaplain Sexton |of the Senate offered the prayer, us ing a portion of the Episcopal service. The principal resolution to be passed by the convention which had been prepared by Senator Searls. was read by Clerk Blodgett of the House, and was as follows:
 Whereas, Pursuant to joint reso- 1utfon heretofore unanimously present. ed by this General Assembly having for its object appropriate legislative action concerning the death of Cover nor Ldlley, the Senate and House Of Representatives are in joint conven- tion assembled for the purpose in said resolution expressed; therefore
 Resolved, That we realize with pro- i, found sorrow the irreparable loss which Connecticut has sustained in>the death of it's beloved chief magistrate, Governor George L. Lilley.
 We are deeply sensible that his re- moval from us, soon after his in troductfon into office and unmaturity of his years, has deprived the State of the invaluable services of one of its most wise, able and loyal sons.
 We appreciatively call to mind his selomn pledge that every duty which might devolve upon him as Governor would be by him performed without fear or favor and with an eye single to the public welfare, and we remem- Der with pride and satisfaction how strong is the evidence presented by his short official career that such pledge, had his life been spared, would have been by him conscientiously and faith fully kept, so that his administration would have been redounded to his own honor and conserved the highest inter estS of the State.
 We voice our abiding conviction that the people of this Commonwealth will ever hold his name in reverent mem ory.
 We extend to the wife and family of our late Governor the sincere aSsur- ance of our sympathy and the sym pathy of all the people of the State whose representatives we are, believ- ing that the grief which they must necessarily endure will be alleviated by the thought that the husband and fatfer has left behind him for their heritage the record of a well spent life.
 Resolved, That these resolutions be spread at length upon the journal of each House and that an engrossed copy of them be transmitted to the family of Governor Lilley.
 In addition to the above resolutions, Ex-Governor McLean's eulogy deliv- cred at Hartford, April 4, the day of the burial. was also adopted and made part of ts-e Journal
 Senator Searls moved it's passage in d few expressive and very fitting words stating that this was the first time since the constitution was adopted in