The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-03

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secrecy was removed and the Secretary di-
rected to notify the Governor.
On motion OF Mr.. Texada the executive
session was raised and the doors ordered to be
opened.
JOHN CLEGG,.
Secretary OF the Senate.
SENATE CHAMBER |
New Orleans. March 10. 1873. !
The Senate met in executive session.
Hon. Mr.. Dumont in the char.I
On the call of the roll the following Sen
ators answered to their names:
Messrs. Allan, Breaux. Ducros Dumont,
Ellis, Garland, George, Ola, Goode, Grover,
Harper, Kelly, Landry, Mitchell, ODonnell,
Perkins, Richardson, Robertson, Sandiford,
Steva,, Stubbs, Sutton Texada and
Wheeler-A.
Absent Messrs. Boatner, Bryant, Burch,
Cage, DemaS, Ogden, Stamps, Twitchel,
WALES, White Young and Iachaiie-12.
The following Executive communications
were placed before the Senate by the Chair:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
State Of Louisiana.
New Orleans. March 49, 1878,
TO the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
have the honor to submit for your APP
granted by me to Ben Weasel, who was con-
victad before the Fourteenth Judicial District
Court in and for the parish OF Ouachita at
the November term, 1877, OF the crime OF lar
ceny, and sentenced to imprisonment in the
Pententiary for one year. | beg leave. also,
to refer to the petition in the case herewith
submitted.
Very respectfully, -
Governor of Louisiana.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
State of Louisiana. !
New Orleans, March 10, 1878.
To the Honorable President and Members of
the Senate:
I nominate and by and with the advice and
consent of your honorable body, will ap-
John Henry Keyser to be Notary Public in
and for the parish of Bossier.
Very respectfully
Governor Of Louisiana.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
State of Louisiana, !
New Orleans March 10. 1878.
To the Honorable President and Members Of
tbs Senate:
granted by w. p Kellogg to Imprisonment
in the Penitentiary for life in the case of ID. K.
Henderson, who was convicted Of the crime Of
murder and sentenced to death by the Supe-
rIor Criminal Court of the parish Of Orleans.
1t has never been passed upon by the Senate,
and think it right it should be. / know
nothing of the facts of the case, but am my
! self unwilling to carry out the death penalty
for the reason that a question of law has
| been brought to my attention of so serious q
| character that would not feel justified in do
| ingso. 1t results from the fact that at the
time when the Grand Jury which indicted
Henderson was impaneled and sworn George
III. Braughn, who was presiding as Judge,
quently in another case decided by the
| Supreme Court. What effect the fact that the
| subsequent proceedings were conducted le-
gally may have had in operating a waiver of
prior, ones am not prepared to decide ad-
versely to the convicted man in a case involv-
ing his life. / think the best disposition OF the
case would be to confirm the Communication.
Very respectfully,
FRANCIS T. NICHOLAS,
Governor Of Louisiana.
EXECUTE DEPARTMENT J
State Of Louisiana.
New Orleans. March 10. 1873.
To the Honorable President and Members Of
the Senate:
On the tenth of June 1875, Bill Williams,
alias William Davis, alias Whisky Bill. was
sentenced by the Judge of the Superior Grim
inal Court of the parish Of Orleans to death on
and found guilty by the jury in that court of
said crime.
The same question Of law presents itself in
/ this case as in the case Of Henderson.
For the same reasons mentioned to you by
me in that case | do now, with your approval,
| commute the above mentioned sentence to i'm
prisonment for life in the Penitentiary.
Very respectfully,
~ FRANCIS T. NICHOLAS,
| Governor of Louisiana
| On motion of Mr.. Breaux the following
nominations and appointments, as contained
in executive communications Of eighteenth
instant, were taken up:
William r. McKowen, to be Administrator
of the Insane Asylum, at Jackson, parish Of
East Felcana.
Eli S. Norwood, to be Constable OF Third
Ward of the parish OF East Feliciana, rice J..
E. Austin, resigned.
Archie D. Smith, to be Notary Public in and
for the parish of Ponte Coupee
Victor Gros de Perrodil, to be Inspector Of
Weights and Measures for the parish Of
Lafayette.
Peter Munson, to be Parish Surveyor for
parish of Sabine.
| William P. Meyers, to be Justice of the Peace
for the Fourth Ward Of the parish of Clai-
| borne.
| W Fl. McKamie, to be Constable OF the
Second Ward OF Claiborne parish, vice w. w.
Anderson, removed from the ward.
| On motion OF Messrs. Breaux. Garland
Sandiford and Mitchell, respectively, the
Senate did advise and consent to each and