His Excellency Charles R. Ingersoll, Governor of the State, and the other State Officers, soon entered the Convention, and were received by the Convention standing. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Fisher.

THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS.

His Excellency then addressed the Convention as follows: Mr. President and Gentlemen of the General Assembly— The anticipations which were formed when I last met you in Convention have been to a great extent fulfilled. You have transacted a large amount of public business-some of it exceptionally important-in a briefer session than has been usual during many years. Doubtless this is due to the kind feeling which has characterized your personal intercourse during the session, and to the absence in your official action of those passions which sometimes lead us to forget that we are all engaged in the same honored service, and that we have a common interest in maintaining the good name and promoting the welfare of our cherished State.

I am here, in accordance with usage, to order an adjourn ment of the General Assembly. But, Mr. President, before doing so, allow me to return to each and every member of the General Assembly, and to each and every officer connected with the State Government, my thanks for the courtesy which they have so uniformly extended to me during my official association with them. I wish for each and every one of you a full measure of prosperity and happiness during your future life.

Mr. Sheriff, you will now make your proclamation.

The Sheriff, Westell Russell, Esq., then made the proclamation, "Oyez, Oyez, Oyez," and the Hon. Marvin H. Sanger, Secretary of State, adjourned the General Assembly with the words," By His Excellency's command I now declare this General Assembly adjourned sine die; God save the Commonwealth of Connecticut."

Attest,

HARTFORD, July 12th, 1873.

GEORGE H. COWELL,

Clerk of the Senate.

Published under the direction of the Clerk of the Senate.

HARTFORD:

PRESS OF CASE, LOCKWOOD & BRAINARD.

1873.

EXECUTIVE JOURNAL.

SENATE, May 14th, 1873,
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

The following communication was received from His Excel

lency, the Governor :

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

STATE OF CONNECTICUT,

HARTFORD, May 13th, 1873.

TO THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT:

I hereby make the following nominations, and would request that if they should be confirmed, that they may each date from the seventh day of May, A. D. 1873:

WILLIAM H. GREEN, of Hartford, to be QuartermasterGeneral, with rank of Brigadier-General.

FRANK S. BURGESS, of Plainfield, to be Surgeon-General, with rank of Brigadier-General.

WILLIAM S. CHARNLEY, of New Haven, to be PaymasterGeneral, with rank of Colonel.

Andrew S. Jarvis, of Weston, to be Commissary-General, with rank of Colonel.

SENATE, May 23d, 1873,

IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

The following communication was received from his Excel

lency, the Governor :

TO THE SENATE:

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
HARTFORD, May 23, 1873.

I submit for the consideration of the Senate, the following nominations to fill the vacancies created by law in the State Board of Agriculture:

ALBERT DAY, of Brooklyn;

JOHN T. ROCKWELL, of Winchester;

and respectfully recommend that the appointments be made for the term of two years from the second Wednesday of May, A. D. 1873, agreeably to the provisions of the statute.

C. R. INGERSOLL.

On motion, the above nominations were confirmed.

Attest,

GEO. H. COWELL,

Clerk.

SENATE, June 12th, 1873,
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

Roswell Brown of Hartford, was appointed a Trustee of the State Reform School, for the term of four years next ensuing.