New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-15
Assistant Secretary Of the Senate.
SENATE CHAMBER. I

SENATE NHiAEEk. {
Friday, February }, 1871.
The doors being closed, the roll was
called.
Present: The presiding officer, ard
Messrs Anderson. Antoine. Barber. Black
man, Bowman, Butler. Campbell, Coup-
land. Dacle, Fish, rutch, Gallup. Harris,
Herwig Hunsaker. Ingraham. jerks, keiso,
| Lynch. McMillen, O'Hara. Pierce, Pinch
| back. Raglan Ray. Smith. Swords. Sypher.
| Thomas. Thompson. Todd. Twitchell. WI
| cOx-53.
| The reading OF the minutes OF the previous
session was dispensed with.
Comm nications from his Exceliency
Governor II. c. Warlroth We're then read.
presenting to the Senate for its advice and
consent, the following nominations. viz:
f. II. Masters. as Assessor and Tax Col
lector for the parish of Carroll. by unan-
imous consent, taken up and confirmed by
the following vote:
For combinations: Messrs. Anderson. An
tome Barber, Blackman. Bowman, Butler.
Campbell. Coupland. Daigle, Fish, Gallup,
Harris, Herwig. Hursaker, lngraham, helso,
Lynch. McMiilen, O'Hara, Pierce, Pinch
back. Raglan. Ray. Smith, Swords, Sypher,
Thomas, Thompson, Todd, Twitchell, Viii
| cOX-3l.
Against confirmation: None.
w. r. Fish, as Register of Conveyances
for the parish of Orleans.
This nomination was referred to the city
delegation.
The nomination of George A. Sheridan
as Tax Collector for the First District of the
parish of Orleans, having been reported
upon favorably by the delegation of that
district at the previous session, was then
taken up and confirmed by the following
vote:
For confirmation: Messrs. Anderson. An
tome Barber, Blacklnan. Bowman. Butler
Campbell, COPELAND, Daigle, Fish, Gallup
Harris, IIerwig, Hunsaker, Ingraham, kel
SO, Lynch, McMillen. O'Hara, Pierce. Pinch
back. Raglan, Ray. Smith. Swords. Sypher
Thomas, Thompson Todd, Twitchel, Viii
cOX-3l.
: Against confirmation: None.
The following communication was the1
read and referred to the judiciary commit
tee, with instructions for it to report as to til,
right of the Governor to grant pardons an,
commute sentences before obtaining tn
< advise and consent of the Senate:
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
8 Executive Department
New Orleans, February 2, 1871
S To the Honorable President and Members of IL
i, Senate:
submit for the concurrence of the Sen
ate the application Tor pardon OF the FOL
: lowing named persons, whom l have re
|. prieved previous TO the present session O
:, your honorable body, and in most case
!, upon the recommendation of the Judge
l. who tried them, and in others upon tn
|. representations OF reliable persons tina
theirs were tit cases for executive cieneucy
to wit:
# John Malloy. sentenced to one years iIG
- prisOnment i'll the Parish Prison of Orleans
' for assault and battery.
< George Howard. sentenced by the FRS
District Court to one years imprisonment
F. ON the charge OF false imprisonment.
q James Levance, sentenced TO one year
!, Imprisonment in the State Penitentlarv. 10
!. larcency. The pardon was recommended
!, by the judge and District Attorney.
Z. Il. Malone. sentenced to imprisonment
y in the Parish Prison, on the charge OF lai
4 ceny.
John Evans. sentenced to one years i'm
pr;sonment in the State Penitentiary, OF
II the charge Of embezzlement.
is Samuel Bills sentenced to two years i'm
nrisonment in the Parish Prison, for forgery
Thomas E. Miles, sentenced to one month
Imprisonment in the Parish Prison of o.
r leans, OF the charge Of false imprisonment
J. Cornelia Thomas, sentenced to si
), months Imprisonment in the Parish Priso
}, of Orleans, for larceny.
,, Gam II. Dunn, sentenced to twelv
|, months imprisonment at hard labor in tn
State Penitentiary, for shooting and wound
ing less than mayhem
s. George II. Taylor, sentenced to two years
imprisonment in the Parish Prison OF @,
leans, for assault with dangerous weapon
with intent to kill.
Gus Marshall, sentenced to thirty davi
, imprisonment in the Parish Prison of Cad3f
Alfred Chittendon, sentenced to 81
months imprisonment in the Parish Priso
of Orleans, for assault and battery con
]. mitted ON his wife.
: Ferdinand Collins, sentenced to thru