Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-05

without date by order of Governor Baldwin and proclaimed at an end Ky Secretary of State Albert Phillips lat7 this afternoon. hours before the consti- tuition would have cut it off by lini- tatiOn.
 End came also many hours ahead of the time members expected it to, due in no small measure to a report given general credence that the governor had requested that adjournment be made at n. m. Although Executive Secre- tary Thomas notified the leaders in both branches that the governor want ed business cleaned up. the resolution for a joint convention went through and the governor, with one aide, tSe state officers and his executive secre- tary were escorted to the house cham Der at just o'clock the proceedings following custom of many years.
 119 Matters Left Over.
 When the assembly was no more 1t was seen that the house had thrown overheard 102 matters on it's calendar. while in the senate r matters were left to the mercies of the next assem- bly,. Automatically leftover matters in the clerks hands go to the secro- tary of state and form the nucleus of business for the next session. It is true that much of this leftover busi- ness was without merits, but there were many things in which members had a great deal of interest, and some Qiu dEQuS6u lnuCn COnLION6ISy- nS1G was some bewailing among members who had lost out on pet measures, and there was an exchange of SympathieS all around.
 Governor Addresses Assembly.
 The interest in the adjournment was the address of Governor Baldwin. in which he reviewed what had been done in constructive legislation and where in the members had failed to do their highest duty. On the whole, the gov ernor thought the assembly had done <ell.
 The Governors Address.
 The governor said in part:
 MT. President, MT. Speaker and Gentlemen of the General Assembly:
 The members of the general assem- bly of 1913, as they meet today in joint convention and meet to part may be fairly congratulated on the general character of the laws which they have enacted. Had their time not been so much occupied with the distribution of local offices and the consideration Of local and special legislation, an ad- 1ournment could readily have been had e month ago.
 Tt seems to me that there is cause for sincere regret in the rejection of the amendment to our statutes, which would have placed the nomination to the bench of our municipal courts in the hands of the governor; and also of the report of the house committee on constitutional amendments. proposing an amendment to our constitution to preclude the appointment by future general assemblies of their own mem- bers in office.
 Have Taken the Initiative.
 You have given the assent of this state to the amendment of the consti- tuition of the UnitedA States, which henceforth will place the choice of United States senators directly in the hands of the peOple-a, measure which can hardly fail to make for the pub lie good
 You have also taken the initiative in suggesting to congress the proposal to the states for ratification of anoth- CT amendment to that instrument which, if adopted, the election of the president of the United States by a direct, popular vote would be secured; and secured without varying the num- Der of votes to be credited to the re- spective states in the final count. Relaxation of Ancient Sunday Laws.
 This session will long be remember ed in the history of Connecticut for it's work in framing and enacting a work mems compensation act. It is a care fully considered statute; perhaps none the worse because in some respects + represents compromise between differing views. It seems well calcu- lated 10 dIIa4n US OecldIeu ODJeC1, and to be wisely planned with respect to the classes of employers and employee which comes within the scope of it's operation.
 By a reasonable relaxation of our ancient Sunday laws you have recog- Hized the general trend of public senti- rent in our times, and relieved our Prosecuting officers from an occasion tM r@proaeh for sometimes seeming to tolerate acts forbidden by statute, and sanctioned by the prevalent opinion of the community.
 Principle of Home Rule Extended.
 By an act giving general powers to cities and boroughs you have made it no longer necessary for such munich palities to apply for special acts to enable them to issue bonds within reasonable limits and have also given them power with the aid of the local referendum, to revise their own charters from time to time, in some of the most material points The prin- ciple of home rule has been thus more fully vindicated.
 You have by your enactment of a general law for the incorporation. ur1- der certain restrictions, of banks and trust companies, put an end, it is to be hoped, to the flood of applications for special charters for those purposes which have served heretofore at al- most every session to clog the wheels
 
 have often had their main effect in put ting into the hand of a few favored individuals a marketable commodity.
 Liberal Provisions For Highways.
 You have relieved future general assemblies from the consideration of many applications from particular charitable institutions for relief from the burden of legacy taxes. by grant ing a general exemption in favor of all Of them. This is likely to have an important and enduring effect in pro- noting charitable bequests.
 You have made a liberal provision for the improvement of our highways, fettered by no unnecessary conditions. You have for the first time in the his tory of the state enabled any of our citizens who contemplate entering in- to the marriage relation in a foreign country to know with a certainty how the ceremony may be legally perform ed. l think that only a single state,