The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-03
THE NEW ORLEANls DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL g. 1873

and appointments respectively. and the Sec
rotary directed to notify the Governor.
| The following executive communication
was placed before the Senate by the Chair:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
State of Louisiana I
New Orleans, March 10, 1881
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
have this day granted, and have the honor
to submit for your approval. the following
OF Robert ". Snow, who was convicted be-
fore tbs District Court of the Fourteenth yu-
dicial District, sitting at Monroe, at the De-
cembsr term, 1877, of the crime OF forgery,
ana sentenced to three years Imprisonment
at herd labor in the State Pententiary. beg
leave to refer you to Enclosed petition, numer-
ously signed by well known citizens OF Ouach-
ita parish, and to communication from Hon.
S. u. Parsons, judge of the Fourteenth Dis
trict Court, before whom the prisoner was
tried, setting forth grounds for executive
clemency. -
FRANCIS r. NICHOLAS,
Governor of Louisiana.
Lies over under the rules.
On motion the session was raised and the
doors ordered to be opened.
JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary of the Senate.
SENATE CHAMBER
New Orlears. March IA. 1873. }
The Senate met in executive session.
Hon. Mr. Goode in the chair.I
On the call of the roll the following SEN
ators answered TO their names:
Messrs. Allan, Boatner, Breaux, Bryant,
Burch, Demas, Ducros, Garland, George
Goode, Grover, Harper, Kelly, O'Donnell,
Ogden. Perkins, Richardson Sandif9rd
Wheeler, White and Zacharie-26.
Ahsent-Messrs. Cage, Dumoht Ellis, Ola,
Landry, Mitchell, Robertson, Steven, Iexada
and Young-10.
The pardon of Robert W. Snow, convicted
before the District Court Of the Fourteenth
judicial District, Monroe La, for the crime
of forgery, as contained In executive commu-
nication of the thirteenth instant was taken
up.
On motion of Mr.. Sandford the Senate did
concur in the foregoing pardon of Robert W.
Snow by the following vote:
For PardOn-Messrs. Alain, BOatner,
Breaux, Bryant, Burch, Delnas, Ducros,
Garland, George, Goode, Grover, Harper,
son. Sandiford, Stamps, Sutton, Twitchell,
Wales, Wheeler, White and Zacharie-2.
Against PaIdon-None.
Excused from voting-Mr. Stubbs-1.
Absent Messrs. Cage, Dumont, Ellis, ella,
Landry. Mitchell, Robertson, Steven, Texada
and Young
On motion of Mr.. Sandiford the Injunction
of secrecy was removed from the foregoing
pardon, and the Secretary directed to notify
the Governor.
Mr.. Garland, chairman of the committee
relative to the appointment of S. J. N. Smith,
reported verbally that the committee had
waited on his Excelleney the Governor who
informed them that he had not examined
fully the charges brought against nominee
On motion of Mr.. Burch the report of the
committee was received, and that the com
mittee be continued with instructions to ex-
anime fully into the charges ff any against
s. J. N. Smith, with power to send for persons
and papers, and to report as soon as practi-
cable.
The following executive communication
was placed before the Senate by the Chair:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
State of Louisiana, !
New Orleans. March IA. 1878.
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
[ nominate and by and with the advice and
consent Of your honorable body will appoint
Henry Jones, of East Baton Rouge, to be
member OF the BOard OF Trustees OF the
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb at Baton
Rouge. uice G.. X. David, resigned.
Ii. M. Favrot, of West Baton Rouge. to be
member of the Board of Trustees of the
Institution for the Blind at Baton Rouge, Uice
w. M. Garig, resigned.
l.. Clip Duke to be Notary Public for the
parish OF Catahoula.
Francois Fortier, to be Inspector of Weights
and Measures for the parish of st. Charles.
CD. Bradley, to be Notary Public for the
parish of Tangipahoa
Very respectfully,
FRANCIS r. NICHOLAS,
Governor of Louisiana.