The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-16

III ths eAli bI bna ron bne following senator
answered 30 their names.
Messrs. Breaux, Benners, Bowden. bryant
Gage Gahan, Duoros, Ellis, Fontanot Garland
| Harding, Harper, Heron, Kelly, Kannet
| Landry, Merkel. Mitchell Norwood, Perkins
| Richardson, Soanland, Stamps. Steven, sut
| ton. Tesada, Wheeer. Williams, Kaehatis- 81
Absent Messrs. DeBonchel, Delahonssaye
| Ola, Sandiford Stubbs, Wales. Wells 7.
Tho following executive message wa
placed before the Ssnats.
| No. 9e.1 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
II ate. of Louisiana,
| New Orleans January 40 1919
| 10 the Honorable President and Members o
the Senate:
by and with tho advice and consent of you
| honorable body, I have this day comm,Itet
the sentences of death In the following men
toned cases tn imprisonment Tor life In th,
| State Penitbntlary at hard labor.
H. Edward Coleman. who was convicted be-
| fore The Superior Criminal Court OF the par
| ish OF Orleans of murder and sentenced OF
| the twenty Of june 1874. TO be eKeou
tod. Investigation made since tho sentanct
| as 10 the sanity OF the man mt the time HI
| committed the act. and In a matter involving
his life, have thrown the benefit Of tbs
doubt In bis favor.
a Michael Muynier, who WINS convicted be-
fore the Superior Criminal Court. parish o
ty-eighth Of April. 1877. to be executed. The
girls father recon fnsnds pardon.
., Herman MoClure, who was convicted be-
fore the District Court Of the parish of Gal.
ON the nineteenth Of December, 1873 to be OK
sciItad.
Papers pertaining to each Of the above
GASES arc herewith submitted.
Very respectfully
FRANtIS r. NICHOLAS,
Governor.
Lies over under The rules.
No. all EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT ]
State Of Louisiana.
New Orleans January 30, 1879
To the Honorable President and Members oil
ths Benas.
by and with the advice and consent of your
honorable body | nominate and will appoint
Philip Atkins, inspector of weights and
measures for the parish OF Caleassu.
j. II. Wooster. inspector of weights and
measures for the parish OF West Feliclaos.
Octave Besaneon. tax collector for tho par
ish of Jefferson
w. II. Roberts, district attorney pro tenn
for the parish Of Union.
John McEnsry. recorder of mortgages for
the parish Of Orleans,
John M. Walsh inspector Of weights and
measures for tho parish OF Lafourohe.
'9'' 'ssi FRANCIS I. NICHOLAS,
Governor,
Lies over under the rules.
No. 291 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT /
hate of Louisiana.
New Orleans. January 81. 1879.
To tho Honorable President and Members Of
the Senate:
have the honor TO Withdraw tho neminn-
tion Of Thomas Smith as tax collector for The
parish of Plaluemlnes, submitted for your
ooneuHence and confirmation on the twenty
eighth instant which was through error In
the name, aud do now nominate, by your adj
vice and consent, Edward Smith M tax col
lRotor for tho parish OF Plaauemines.
FRANCIS I. NICHOLAS.
Governor.
The following nominations and appoint
ments lying over. were. on motion OF Mr.
Ducros, taken up.
Philogene Jorda. tax collector for the par.
tab Of st. bernard.
Il. u. Howell. tax collector for tho parish
Of BienvlIe.
W. III. Washburn. tax collector for tho par
iah Of Morehouse.
A. w. Crandoll. tax collector for tho parish
or Madison.
On motion tho Senate did advise and con
sent 10 each Of the foregoing nominations
and appointments by the following vote:
For Confirmation Measrs. Brenux, Ben
ners, Bowden, Bryant Cage. Cahen. Ducros,
Ellis. Fontsnot, Garland Harding. Harper,
Heron, Kelly, kenner, Landry Mefkol,
Scanland Stamps, Steven. Sutton, Fexada
Wheeler. Williams, Iachafie 10.
Against Confirmation None
Absent Mes9rs. DeBouehel Delahoussaye
Gla. Sandiford, 3tubbs, Wales Wells =.
On motion Of MIR. Ducros tho injunction 0f
secrecy was removed from each md all of The
foregoing nominations and appointments, and
tho Secretary directed 10 notify tho Cover
nor.
Mr. Steven moved that tho nominations
and appointment of harbormaBters for the
port Of New Orleans lla over until TO morrow,
tho first Of February.
Mr.. Garland objected and called for the
yeas and nays.
The Secretary called the roll.
Against Postponemmt -Me8sfs Bowden
bryant, Cage, Cahen Ducroe, tontenot, Car
land ella, Harper, Heron, Landry, Norwood
Perkins, Richardson, Scanland, Stamps
Stubbe, WALES, Williams, 6acharie 10.
To Postpone Action -Mesers. Breaux, Ben
ners Ellie, Harding, Kelly, Kenner Mitchell,
Steven, Sutton, Wheeler TO-
Absent Messr9. DeBouehel, Delaaoussaye,
Mcrkel, Sandiford, Texada, Wolf s.
And the motion to postpone was lost
The Executive communication bearing date
of twenty-elghth Instant, containing nomIna-
tions and appointments OF E. F. Rareshide
George Phillips, Peter Tore, w. w. Hunter
and T. T. Arroyo, harbormasters for the port
OF New Orleans, was read.
On motion of Mr.. Steven the Senate did
advise and consent to each and all OF the fore
going nominations and appointments by the
following vote:
For Confirmation Messrs Breaux, Ben
ners, B0wden. Bryant, Cage, Cahen, Ducros
Ellis, Fontenot, Garland, Harding, Harper
Heron, Kelly, kenner, Landry, Merkel
Mitchell, Norwood, Perkins, Richardson
SeanIand, Stamps. Steven, Sutton, Texada
Wheeler, Williams Zacharie-29.
Against Confirmation-None.
Absent Messrs. DeBouchel. Delahoussaye
Ola, Sandiford, Stubbs, Wales, Wells-7.
On motion Of Mr. Garland, the Injunction OF
secrecy was removed from each and all OF the
foregoing nominations and appointments.
and the Secretary was directed to notify the
Governor