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

Secretary OF the Senate.
SENATE CHAMBER !
New Orleans. March IL. 1878 J
The Senate met in executive session, the Hon
Louis A. Witt, Lieutenant Governor and
President OF the Senate, In the chair.
On the cali Of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Boatnrr, Breaux, Burch, Cage, Du-
eros, George Goode, Harper, Ogden Perkins,
Richardson, Robertson, Stubbs, Sutton, Tex
ada, Twitchell, Wales, Wheeler, White, Young
and ZachAre-21.
Absent Messrs. Allain, Bryant. Demas,
Dumont, Ellis, Garland Ola, Grover, Kelly
Landry, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Sandford
Stamps and Steven-15.
The following Executive comm unication was
laid before the Senate by the Chair:
AS EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT J
t State of l. uisHDa, !
New Orleans. March u. 1878
To the Honorable President and Memoers Of
/ nominate, and by and with the advice and
consent Of your honorable body will ap.
FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS.
s. J. N. Smith, to he Recorder of the First
Recorders Court of the city OF New Orleans.
FOR THE PARISH OF PoINTE CoUPEE.
w. H. Coyle, to be Assessor.
Divide Lieux and J l.. Kingsbury to be Pc.
lice Jurors.
FOR THE PARISH OF RICHLAND.
John Lobdell and Frank Hatch, to be Po-
lice Jurors.
IA. B: Alexander, to be Justiceof the Peace
Sixth Ward.
FOR THE PARISH OF GRANT.
John FL. Hardy to be Justice of the Peace
for the Seventh Ward, rice ID. Hardy, removed
from the State.
Samuel b. Shackleford, to be Mayor; Philit
Goode, W. l.. Richardson, A. A. Dean, G. H
Mumford and I'll. ID. Goodwin to be Council
men In and for the town of Cofax.
FOR THE PARISH OF cATAHouLA.
L. Clip Duke to be Mayor, and Elias Ian
dauer, s. l.. Eiam and w. I'll Holloman, to be
Councilmen in and for the town of Harri-
sonbuTg.
Governor of Louisiana.
SENATE CHAMBER. |
New Orleans. March 10. 1878. !
The Senate met in executive session.
Hon. Mr.. Stubs in the chair.l
On call Of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Allan, Boatner, Bryant, Burch
Dueros, Dumont, Ellis, Garland, George
Gia, aoode, Grover, Harper, Kelly, NIT
chell, O'Donnel, Ogden. Richardson, Sand
ford, Stamps, Stubbs, Sutton, Texada, Twit
chell, Wales, Wheeler, White. Young and
Zacharie-29.
Absent : Messrs. Breaux, Cage, Demas,
Landry, Perkins, Robertson and Steven-7.
Mr.. e'Donnell called up the nomination
and appointment of S. J. N. Smith to be
Recorder OF the First Recorders Court of the
city Of New Orleans.
Mr.. Garland moved that further considera-
ton Of this appointment be postponed, and
I that a committee Of three be appointed to
wait upon his Excellency the Governor and
make inquiries of him with regard to this
appointment, and to ascertain if his Excel
lency had examined into any charges that
had been made against this nominee.
Upon which motion Mr. Zacharie demand &c
the yeas and nays.
The roll was called with the following re
suit:
Yeas-Messrs. Boatner, Ducros, Ellis, Gar
land, George, Goode, Grover, Kelly, Mitchell
O'Donnell Ogden, Perkins. Richardson, Rob
ertson, Stubs, fexada, Twitchell, Wales
Wheeler. White and Zacharie-2t
Nays--Messrs. Allan, Bryant Burch, Du
mont Ola, Harper, Sandiford, Stamps, SUIT
ton and Young-10.
Landry and Stevens.
And the motion of Mr.. Garland prevailed.
The chair announced the following named
Senators to compose the committee: Messrs
Garland Texada and Twitchell
The following nominations and appoint
ments, as contained In Executive communica-
tion OF the twelfth instant, were taken up:
POINT COUPEE.
VIII. Coyle to be Assessor.
! Divide Lieux and j. l.. Kingsbury to be Po-
lice Jurors.
HIGHLAND.
John Lobdell and Frank Hatch to be Police
Jurors.
A. B. Alexander to be Justice of the Peace
for Sixth Ward
GRANT.
John FL. Hardy, Justice of the Peace fol
the Seventh Ward, pice d. Hardy, removed
from the State.
Samuel B. Shakleford to be Mayor, ant
Philip Goode, w. l.. Richardson. A. A. Dean
G. II. Mumford and H. q. Goodwin to bt
Councilman in and for the town of Colfax.
CATAHoULA.
L. Clip Duke to be Mayor, and Elias Ian.
dauer, S. l.. Elan and w. H. Holloman to be
Councilmen in and for the town of Harrison
burg.
On motion Of Mr. Boatner the Senate did
advise and consent to each of the foregoing
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