New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-19
HOW REAGAN LOST HIS VOTE.


THE TEXAN yoLuPTuARY IN A fERFuMED BATH
1T MAY COST HIN A SEAT IN THE SENATE
WAsatNoroN. Dec. 10 (Specan.-A big book might
be written about the humorous mishaps oil the 'a'h
battlefield. majority perhaps, wouiu so'e NAV
the REAGAN incident of to-day Jnght TO find place
somewhere in suoh a volume. Judge Reagan" VI
Palestine Texas Is one of the most ardent anu eh'nu'
iastie of Free Traders He Ia also candidate for the
Emitted States Senate TO succeed General ma1ey' Ii
an, one man in the House today was more anxious
than another record his te IN favor oil MoriSon
motion it Reagan. He is a psriect slave 70 o"'y
and he was on hand early this morning. He no''
intimate freuds hitherto have not suspected heagan
Of sybaritic tendencies. II seems. however that ne
felt strange and unusual yearnng Of nature to-day
which nothing would satisfy except warm bath. 80
strong became the desire that he could not wait until
after The vote on the Morrison motion ana nr oe-
scended to the elegant bathrooms The saGe at'enu
ants prepared the bath with its parapherh"iis h per
funed so.n and fragrant waters it's brushes ana
towels soft and hard and assisted the ie1as slhtc,
man to dsrobe himself VIE he was a, ,ne , LUZ
height OF his voluptuous enjoyment hedgau wa"
horri6ed by the announcement that the vote was 10
pro ,ress on the Tariff bill lie kicked spluttered
out OF the aid declared that he must 90 up anu
vote that he wouldn't miss that vote Tor the wor,u.
an 90 Just a, am" be cried. ~ he remembered
that impending Senatorial struggle in Texas
But Reagan IS victim OF corns. ana they nad
become soitened while he 1isportlns himself IN
the water, tact OF which he was reminded oy use
sLrewd man OF color who acts ~ chiropouisl to Tue
SUlons OF the House. The pairing oi corns Is ha
operatiou viii, h requires time well As skill. and
when keagans had been attended TO, anu lie had
robed himself and returned TO the reid the batIe au
been tough and the victory wou-hy the other riue
They do say that Reagan "as so deeply moruneu
anu vexed that lie was overheard to s0uoquAe eoue-
what as follows: .
- - the bath. | had not taken one before
in ten years. aud I'll De - - i'll evei take hno,heI;
THIS statement, of course, is antrue although III Lis
yexation of spirit the Judge NAV have used strong
language Some of his Texas irehd tear that II IL
ever comes to the ears OF the LEGISLATURE thai DC
INDUCES IN the luxury OF Ierinmod oa'hs AZ tne OK
pense of the N tional Treasury, M mouop"iisue
members of Congress do, it will dash his prospects o
election to the United States Senate
CRITICI,ING THE MILITARY PR IsON LABOR
THE HOUSE MILITARY COMMITTEE STATE WHY
THEY THINK IT SHOULD BE ABOLISHED.
WASHINGTON Dec ls-Representative Bragg. chair
man OF the Committee Military Affairs has Submitted
report to the House to accompany the Army oil when
contains criticism upon the boot and shoe depart
ment OF the Leavenworth Military Prison The report
says in part:
The find investigation that for the last isca
year from the clothing fund y The manage
thai The boots and SHOES tue Army being
r a. sf prison II. os and shoes
the cost more necessarily a They %sre male anu
by officers OF te Army that the convict
Srtectye 80 thai the sh,r is OF little value
1t must be stated that his is stonty dene ana e commit
question which they may be called TO act 10
the future upon iu nation % al te aets eoarng
question. The committee however cannot Tor ear
ton that the United STATES GOV
ernmen should build mandatory to DC run by con
vict labor competition with the honest artisan
supports his family by tne product o, ms
labor the belief OF the COMMITTEES
the LeavenwOrth Prison lr deserOi iOi
lowed by an "A shoemaker haTIessm sker
chsrmakeI a maker good quarters. cool living,
suit expiration the term OF sentence trans
TO hO himself has no
such tend To suppress tine CRIME In hu
mansran point OF view mach can be sad n avor OF ~ ont
military disc pine the co nmitt-e INK IL 100
step in III progress OF feiOrna
ton put iait Sl2jOuO he amount that tan
pended the clothing fund al tue Military Prison
the year. AMI hope that in the neAr
the OF shoemakng penalty Tor desefuon
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