The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-20
SENATE CHAMRER

SENATE CHAMBER, | 5
New Orleans. March Z. 1878.
The Senate met in executive. session, Hon.
Louis A. Wilt, LieutenantY Governor and
President Of the Senate in the chair.
On the call of tho roll the following Sena-
tors answered to their names:
Messrs. Allan, Breaux, Bryant, Burch.
Cage, Demas. Ducros, Dumont, Garland,
GMeoqr ggei, Gla Goode Grnyer, Harper Landry.
Sutton, Texada, Twichpll, Wales, wheeler,
White, Young and Zschare-32.
Absent Messrs. Boatner, Ellis, Kelly and
Steven4.
The following executive communications
were placed before the Senate by the Chair:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, j
state OF Louis lana, !
New Orleans, March 9. 1878.
To the Honorable President and Members OF
the Senate:
By and with the advice and consent Of your
honorable body nominate and will appoint
l.. B. ohnson, Of the parish of East Feliciana
A. e. Read, OF the parish OF East Baton
Rouge, and E, B. White, Of the parish OF Or
leans to be Administrators OF the Charity
Hospital at Baton Rouge.
Henry Jones, of East Baton Rouge, 10 be
member Of the Board of Trustees Of the In
stitute for the Deaf and Dumb ut Baton
u. n.
II. NJ Favrot, Of West BATON Rouge, tobe
member Of the Board OF Trustees OF the In
stitution for the Blind ut Baton Rouge, nice
VIM Garig, resigned.
L. Cir. Duke, TO be Notary Public for the
parish of Catahoua
Francois Fortier, to be Inspector of Weights
and Measures, parish OF st. Charles. 4.
John Fl. Hardy, to be- Justice OF the Peace
for the Seventh Ward of Grant parish. pice d.
Hardy removed from the State.
Varxr ful1v
''s i'I FRANGEIis T. NICHOLS,
Governor Of Louisiana.
ExEcu i've DEPARTMENT
State OF Louisiana
New Orleans March 6. 1878.
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
BY and with the advice and consent OF your
honorable body nominate and will appoint
Samuel b. Shack lefOrd to be Mayor and
Philip Goode, W. L. Richardson, A. A. Dean,
G. Fl. Mumford and H. G. Goodwin, to be
Councilmen in and for the town OF Colfax,
parish OF Grant
very ff TRANcfs T. NICHOLAS
Governor OF Louisiana.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
State of Louisiana.
New o leans. March 6. 1878.
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
l have the honor to submit to your approval
the following pardons, to wit:
1. George G. Alexander (coloreD, who was
parish Of Webster Of the crime OF petty lar
ceny In October last and sentenced to twelve,
months imprisonment In the Penitentiary
2. 3. A. Cooke who was convicted before
the District Court for the parish OF Union, at
the October term in 1874, Of the crime Of MUIR
der and sentenced to the State Penitentiary
for life.
8. Henry Clay (colored), who was convicted
before the District Court of the parish OF
sentenced to the Penitentiary for life.
also submit herewith the petitions for
pardons and accompanying papers in the fore
going cases, and beg leave to refer to them
for the reason for granting this clemency.
I have the honor also to submit for your
approval a communication of sentence Of Fer
dinand Cage (coloredD, who was convicted be-
fore the District Court for the parish OF Pla-
quemines. In 1873, of the crime of murder
to imprisonment for life ut hard labor in the
Penitentiary. I had originally concluded to
grant the prisoner a full pardon, but upon
further examination, the circumstances OF the
ance with the actual facts, and / have deter
mined not to seLd in an absolute pardon.
have, however, concluded to commute his
sentence to imprisonment at hard labor in the
State Penitentlary.
NV reasons for SO doing are that instead of
executing the sentence OF the law the former
State authorities permitted this man to re-
main for years in the Parish Prison Of Or
leans, where he contracted from want OF
proper care and attention a disease OF such
a character that when afterwards was called
upon to execute the sentence he was In such a
physical condition that doing so would have
been revolving to the moral sense OF the conn
munity, and would, in my opinion, have done
more harm than good His condition has
somewhat improved, but my opinion remains
unchanged, that it would be better not to In
fiict the death penalty.
have the honor, also, to submit for your
action petition for pardon or comm utation
of T.. B. Malone, who was convicted before
the Superior Criminal Court Of New Orleans
in 1874 Of the crime Of burglary, and sem
fenced to fourteen years imprisonment. Ii
appears, from the Endorsement In the petition
herewith forwarded Of w. ?. Kellogg, that he
had com muted this sentence to two years
from date of imprisonment. 1t
does not appear that a formally signed CONF
mutation was ever issued. l think the pris-
oner is entitled to have his case forwarded
for action and therefore submit 1t with all
the papers OF later date for your considera-
ton and action.
Very respectfully,
FRANCIS T. NICHOLS,
Governor OF louisiana
Unanimous consent was obtained to take up
these pardons at this time:
George Alexander (colored), convicted be-