Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-12-31
THE VIEW PnEnIDEMr or TMH
STATE sgnATn.

learn that on SAguruAy iaUte V0ioDet
George l.. Walton was elected Presi.
dent pro tenn Of the State Senate, a
position which b. The death Of Gov
error Wits had become one oil very
great importance to the people Of
tho whole State.
We do not with ia, reflect upon
Senator w, A. Robertson, who had
been elected to that position when
tile Senate was flrst organized, while
the Offices Of Governor and Lieuteu.
ant Governor we're held by those
whom the people had directly elected.
The situation was greatly altered
when tho position Of President pro
ten of the Senate became virtually
that of fieutenant.Govern an Of
fee which, under the circumstances,
necessitatcd al election, If not by the
people Themselves, Mt leas. by their
representatives.
We see In the action Of the Senate
nothing but m exereiss Of sncb duty,
ia thus elec,ing The most popular vt
ita members, to al III the event Of .
vacancy, the executive chair OF the
State.
We heartily applaud the election
| of Colonel Walton, whose biography
speaks volumes Of praise IN his be-
half. The New Orleans Picayanc
saya:
K will be remembered that ut the
commencement OF the extra session
which closed last night, IL Democrat
| ie Senate caucus WAS held to consider
el,rIhpr Hon. VIM. A. Robertson be-
retained IN Precedent protein of the
Srnate, and the vote resulted IN his
favor. After The SENATE took u recess
yesterday afternoon, another caucus
| of Democratic Senators was held for
the same purpose, when II was deci-
ded to elect Senator Walton IN Prrsi
dent. This programme was carried
ont, notwithstanding the Republican,
senator's and the friends OF Senator
| Robertson sbaented themselves from
the chamber with u view to breaking
he quorum and preventing action.
III George l.. Wnlton VIVA born IN
| tpa syillc, North Alabama, IN le3O.
| parents moved to Carroll county,
tli'- +, in 1895, where Col. Walton re-
Il uull he eas - y"nra cf agr.
| he was sttracted hy the golden
| pj that came from California,
lad proceeding thithrr spent two
ttur- ia the mines and ut mrrchan
dising.
| AT the sge Of ~, having IN tn
meantime returned 10 his home II,
Wi si4sippi he removed to the neigh
borhood Of Austiu, Texas, eh"re hc
wa- engaged IN planting. From there
| Col, Walton removed to Concord'a
parish in 1857, having purchased n
| plantation there upon which he has
since resided.
| At the breaking ont Of the wal
| Col. Walton joined, rs Il captain, the
25h Louisiana Regiment, Col. Fisk
commanding, which va. /" Gen
Breckenridge's division, IN the wer,
ern Army Of Tenncsser, and was en-
gagged In various battles. including
| Cbickamauga, where he was captured
and remained prisoner eighteen
months when the war terminated.
| Col. Walton then turned to hi'
hoam ia Concordia parish and r.
sun,ed planting. From 1874 to lo7e
he served IA II police juror Of thu
u ti4h. Ia 1873 be was elected Il
hc House Of Representatives, anf
served the term. In 1879 he wa
elected without opposition to the Sen
ate.
j Col. Walton married The dnughte
Of r. p. Miller, Esq, n planter IN Mis
Sissippi by whom he had three chill
dren, two sohs aud one daa shter, n!
grown.