EXECUTIVE JOURNAL
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THE SENATE OF LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION OF 1865.
Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1865.
The Senate met in Executive Session.
Present, the Hon. Albert Voorhies, Lieutenant
Governor and President of the Senate, Messrs.
Anderson, Armstrong, Bell, Barrow, Brownlee,
Brusle, Burthe, Coco, Campbell, Duvignaud, Ellis,
Foute, Finney, Gordon, Hough, Kavanaugh, Ken-
ner, Lapeyre, Lott, Mohan, Munday, Newton of
Morehouse, Nelson, Palfrey, Purcell, Taylor, Welch
and Wilcoxon—28 Senators.
The President submitted to the Senate the fol¬
lowing communication from his Excellency the
Governor, viz:
No. 1.
State of Louisiana, Executive Department, (
New Orleans, Dec. 14,1865. j
To the President of the Senate:
I transmit list of names of persons tq whom re¬
prieves have been granted by me, during the
recess of th6 Senate, for the advice and consent of
that body, as required by the Constitution and
laws. They were all convicted before the First
District Court of New Orleans, and the papers ac¬
company each case.
1. William Clark, convicted of forgery, and sen¬
tenced April 1st, 1865, to two years' imprison¬
ment, reprieved April 7,1865.
2. Martin Nicolas, cpnvicted of assault and bat¬
tery with a dangerous weapon, and sentenced pn
the 20th of February, 1865, to one year's imprison¬
ment, reprieved April 19,1865.
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3. George Coleman, convicted of burglary, and
sentenced on the 14th of November, 1864, to five
years' imprisonment, and reprieved June 5,1865.
4. Lewis Boyle, convicted of larceny, and sen¬
tenced on the 14th of March, 1865, to six months'
imprisonment, and reprieved June 24,1865.
6. Hannah King, convicted of cutting and stab¬
bing with intent to kill, and sentenced on the 1st
of April, 1865, to one year's imprisonment, and
reprieved August 14,1865.
6. Joseph Cambrera, convicted of manslaughter,
and sentenced in April, 1865, to six months' im¬
prisonment, and reprieved August 14, 1865.
7. Daniel Lotspur, convicted of larceny, and
sentenced on the 6th of November, 1864, to two
years* imprisonment, and reprieved August 17,
1865.
8. William Scott],convicted of burglary, and sen¬
tenced oh the 26th of November, 1864, to five
years' imprisonment, and reprieved August 21,
1865. '
9. Phillibert Henderson, convicted of assault
with intent to kill, and sentenced on the 25th of
February, 1865, to one year's imprisonment, and
reprieved August 24,1865.
10. Joseph Hart, convicted of assault and bat¬
tery, and sentenced in June, 1865, to six months'
imprisonment, and reprieved September 19,1865.
11. Charles Martin, convicted of larceny, and
sentenced on the 13th of May, 1865, to one year's
imprisonment, and reprieved September 23, 1865.
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12. William Fassman, convicted of assault and
battery, and sentenced on the 24th of .December,
1864, to one year's imprisonment, and reprieved
October 3,1865."
13. Charles H. Grosvenor, convicted on his plea
of guilty of larceny, and sentenced on the 17th
day of December, 1864, to two years' imprison¬
ment, and reprieved October 14,1865.
14. Nicolas Tammetti, convicted of passing a
counterfeit three dollar city bill with intent to de¬
fraud, and sentenced on the 6th of February,
1864, to three years' imprisonment, and reprieved
October 31,1865. „rT_,T T o
J. MADISON WELLS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
On motion of Mr. Gordon the rules were sus¬
pended, and the further consideration of the above
communication was postponed, and it was ordered
to be referred, together with the accompanying
documents, to a select committee of three.
And the President appointed Messrs. Gordon,
Bell and Munday, on the committee.
On his own motion Mr. Gordon was excused from
serving on the committee.
And the President appointed Mr. Duvignaud in
his stead.
The President also submitted to the Senate the
following communication from his Excellency the
Governor, to-wit:
State of Louisiana, Executive Department, )
New Orleans, December 20, 1865. j
To the President of the Senate:
I transmit herewith several petitions for the par¬
don of Jean Defresse, convicted of larceny before
the Second Judicial District Court, sitting in the
parish of Jefferson, and sentenced by the Judge of
said Court on the 25th day of November, 1865, to
six months imprisonment in the Parish Jail. One
of these is signed by six of the jurors who con¬
victed him and approved by the Judge. I take it
for granted, from the evidence, that he is a proper
subject for pardon, and with the concurrence of
the Senate, I will pardon him.
J. MADISON WELLS,
Governor of Louisiana.
On motion of Mr. Burthe, the rules were sus¬
pended and the Senate proceeded to the conside¬
ration of said pardon, and on a further motion to
concur in the same the roll was called, and the
following was the result of the vote, to-wit:
Yeas—Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong, Bell,
Barrow, Burthe, Brownlee, Brusle, Coco, Camp¬
bell, Duvignaud, Ellis, Foute, Finney, Gordon,
Hough, Kavanaugh, Kenner,Lapeyre, Lott, Mohan,
Munday, Newton of Morehouse, Nelson, Palfrey,
Purcell, Taylor,Welch andWilcoxon—28 Senators.
Nays—None.
So, the Senate unanimously concurred in said
pardon.
On motion of Mr. Munday, the executivo session
was adjourned, and the doors were ordered to be •
reopened. .
HENRY B. KELLY,
Secretary of the Senate.
Thursday, December 21,1865.
The Senate met in executive session.
Present, the Hon. W. T. Palfrey, of St. Mary, in
the Chair, Messrs. Anderson, Bell, Brownlee, Coco,
Campbell, Duvignaud, Finney, Gordon, Kava¬
naugh, Kenner, Lapeyre, Mohan, Munday, Newton
of Morehouse, Purcell, Taylor, Welch and Wil-
coxon—19 Senators.
report of a select committee.
Mr. Duvignaud, from the select committee to
whom was referred the reprieves submitted to the
Senate by his Excellency, the Governor, in his
message of the 14th inst., submitted the following
report, to wit:
The special committee, to whom were referred
the pardons or reprieves granted by the Governor
to the prisoners mentioned in his communication
to the Senate, beg leave to report that they have
minutely examined every case, and that they are
of opinion that the following prisoners ought not
to/be pardoned, namely:
1. George Coleman, convicted of burglary,
and sentenced to five years imprisonment; the
/•ommittee not beieg satisfied with the recom¬
mendations awarded to the petition for pardon.
2. Lewis Boyle, convicted ©f larceny; recom¬
mendations not satifactory.
3. Daniel Lotspur, convicted of larceny; recom¬
mendations not satisfactory.
4. William Scott, convicted of burglary; recom¬
mendations not satisfactory.
The committee, with the exception of the above
named prisoners, recommend the concurrence of
the Senate, in the approval and confirmation of
the reprieves granted by the Governor to the fol¬
lowing prisoners:
Wm. Clark, Martin Nicolas, Hannah King,
Jose. Cambrera, Philip Henderson, Joseph Hart,
Charles Martin, William Fassman, Charles H.
Grosvenor, N. Tammetti.
Respectfully submitted,
L. DUVIGNAUD, Chariman.
G. W. MUNDAY.
ROBERT B. BELL.
On motion of Mr. Duvignaud, the Senate pro¬
ceeded to the consideration of the reprieves
granted to William Clarke, Martin Nicolas, Han¬
nah King, Jose Cambrera, Philibert Henderson,
Joseph Hart, Charles Martin, William Fassman,
Charles H. Grosvenor and Nicolas Tammetti, and.
on a further motion to concur in the saipe, the roll
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was called, and the following was the result of the.
vote, to-wit:
"y^pas—Messrs. Anderson, Bell, Brownlee, Burthe,
Coco, Campbell, Duvignaud, Finney,Gordon, Kav-
anaugh, Kenner, Lapeyre, Mohan, Munday, New¬
ton of Morehouse, Purcell, Taylor, Welch and
Wilcoxon—19 Senators.
Nays—None.
So the Senate unanimously incurred' in said
reprieves.
On motion of Mr. Duvignaud, the Senate pro¬
ceeded to the consideration of the reprieves
granted to George Coleman, Lewis Boyle, Daniel
Lotspur and William Scott; and on a further mo¬
tion not to concur in the same, the roll was called,
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and the following was tttd result of the vote,
to-wit:
Yeas—Messrs. Anderson, Bell, Barrow, Brusle,
Coco, Duvignaud, Foute, Finney,-Gibson, Gordon,
Kava«augh/'Kenner, Lapeyre," Mohan, Munday,
Palff ;|, Purcell, Taylor, Welch and Wilcoxon—21
Senators.
Nays—Messrs. Campbell, Ellis and Newton of
Morehouse—3 Senators.
So the Senate refused to concur in said re¬
prieves.
On motion of Mr. Mohan, the Executive session
adjourned, and the doors were ordered to be
reopened.
OSCAR ARROYO,
Assistant Secretary of the Senate.