Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-10
HON. E. W. ROBERTSON.

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gives expression to the following
well-timed and truthful remarks.
Stamped with the impress of truth
and presented in an able and vigorous
style, they cannot fail to strike a res
ponsive chord in the heart Of every
man who understands and appreciates
| the necessities of the hour:
"To-day we place at our masthead,
subject to the action of the Demo
cratic Congressional Nominating
Convention, the name of our honored
representative, Hon. E. w. Robert
son, for denomination for Congress.
In presenting our distinguished
Representative for the consideration
of the convention, we can but refer,
with commingled emotions of pride
and admiration, to the record of
services to his district, constituency,
State and section which have charac-
terized his labors in representing
them in the past and which have in
part been pushed with untiring ener-
| gy to fruitful and valuable consum-
nation, and which, in the grand total
of important measures, promise a
| speedy and successful fruition. Never
in the history of the parishes consti-
tuting the 9Th Congressional District
of Louisiana have their interests been
submitted to the hands of a more
indefatigable, earnest, faithful and
competent custodian than the honored
gentleman whose name heads this
column.
Gas chairman of the Committee on
Levees in the 45th Congress, laboring
to obtain the aid Of the general gov
ernment in rebuilding and establish
ing ON a firm and lasting basis q line
of levees extending from the passes
at the mouth of the river, to the
mouth of the Ohio, he originated also
and pushed to favorable issue the
establishment Of the Mississippi River
Commission, including the following
appropriations which he has secured.
Improvement of Pearl river, 500, 600;
Tangipahoa river, $1,000; Amite
river, $l1, 900; Courtableaux Bayou,
$500. In addition he has introduc-
ed and pressed upon the attention Of
Congress many bills and measures of
the utmost Importance, which would
have been passed but for the time
spent by the lower house on the
adoption Of new rules, to the exclu-
ion of other business, but which, un-
der his industrious management, will
doubtless become laws at tho next
session. Among others we may
enumerate as of special interest and
Importance; Bill providing for re-
building oflevees of Mississippi river;
Bill relinquishing and granting to the
Florida parishes of Louisiana, the
public lands as compensation to the
people thereof for services in. acquir-
ing said Territory from Spain, in
1910; Bill granting the State Of Lou
isiana certain swamps and overflowed
lands, embracing lands reserved from
sale, claimed by virtue Of Spanish
and French grants, under act of Sd
March, 1911, embracing 100000 acres;
Bill to authorize the establishment of
Mail Steamship Service between the
United States and Central America;
An act for the judicial investigation
and adjustment ofprivate land claims
in the States of Louisiana, Arkansas,
Florida, Alabama and Mississippi; A
bill to provide for the organization Of
the Mississippi River Improvement
Commission. A host of public and
private bills, the fruit of Nh. Robert
sons devotion to the cntcrests of his
State and constituency might be in
cluded in this enumeration.
"Thcrc can be no doubt that just
and appreciative constituency will
afford Mr.. Robertson the opportunity
to work the fruition Of these great
measures, the fruit Of his toll and de-
votion. A more handsome or grace
tul testimonial to the appreciation Of
his eminent services, than his return
TO the theatre of his labors can not be
offered by a grateful people. While
there are other gentlemen in the dis