Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-07-03
HON. E. W. ROBERTSON.

To-day we place at our mast
head, subject to the action of
the Democratic Congressional
Nominating Convention, the
name Of our honored represen-
tative, Hon. e. w. Robertson,
for reorganization for Congress:
In presenting our distinguished
Representative for the consid-
Grafton of the convention, we
can but refer, with commingled
emotions of pride and admiral
ton, to the record of services
to his district, constituency,
State and section which have
characterized his labors in rep
resenting them in the past and
which have in part been push
ed with untiring energy to a
fruitful and valuable consumma-
ton, and which, in the grand
total of important measures,
promise a speedy and success
full fruition. Never in the his
tory ofthe parishes constituting
the 9th Congressional District
of Louisiana have their inter
ests been submitted to the
hands of a more indefatigable,
earnest, faithful and competent
custodian than the honored
gentleman whose name heads
this column.
AS chairman Of the Commit
tee on Levees in the 45th con-
gress, laboring to obtain the
aid of the general government
in rebuilding and establishing
on a firm and lasting basis a
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 a favorable issue the estab-
ment Of the Mississippi River
Commission, the permanence
and good fruits of which are as
sured from the fact that at the
late session Congress fully en-
dorsed it's views and recommen-
dations and made ample appro-
priation and provision for the
continuance of it's labors.
The practical benefits reaped
through the instrumentality OF
Mr.. Robertson, aside from the
intrinsically important meas
ures which will result from the
labors of the Committee on
Levees and the Mississippi
River Commission, include the
following appropriations which
he has secured: improvement
of Pearl river, 100000; Tangi-
pahoa river, $4,000; Amite
river, $1,000; Courtableaux
Bayou, 81, 500. Pm addition he
has introduced and pressed up
on the attention of Congress
many bills and measures of the
utmostimportance, which would
have been passed but for the
time spent by the lower house
on the adoption of new rules, to
the exclusion Of other business,
but which, under his industri-
Gus and sagacious management,
will doubtless become laws at
the next session. Among 9th
ers we may enumerate as Of
special interest and impor-
tanace; 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 acquiring
said Territory from Spain, in
1910; Bill granting the State
of Louisiana certain swamps
and overhowed lands, embrace
ing lands reserved from sale,
claimed by virtue of Spanish
and French grants, under act Of
Sd March, 1911, embracing 200,-
600 acres Bill to authorize the
establishment of Mail Steam
shin Service between the United
States aud Central America;
An act for the judicial investi-
cation and adjustment Of pri-
vqte land claims in the States
ofLouisiana, Arkansas, Florida,