The National tribune., 1895-11-28
some years ago in discussion with fellow
A PRETTY REPRESENTATIVES,.

PRETTY REPRESENTATIVES,.
The people of Texas likely as those
\ Of Kansas to do unexpected things, and for
some inscrutable reason they chose one OF the
| fairest of his sex to represent them four years
ago. and have since twice reelected him.
] There was never any disputing the fact that
Jos w. Bailey, whorepresented the Fifth Texas
! District, was the prettest man in the 52d Con-
gress He was styled the Baby of the House"
he was born in 1S63-and pettod as much
his youth and good looks deserved. He was
equally without rival in the SD Congress. and
though the 54th viii have several members
quite as young, il will have none TO compare
with him in fresh, adolescent beauty. He gave
notice in the last Congress that he was really
going TO do something in the next, and that
thing would be an Impeachment of Secretary
Carlisle for his heinous financial misdemeanors.
TEXAS scRAPPER.
Quite an6ther style of statesman is the Hon.
Miles Crowley, a new conner, who succeeds
Walter Gresham as Representative from the
Galveston (Tex.) District. Crowley, whose
father was an Irshman was born in Boston.
and received his early education in the school
of which John L. Sullivan is the star graduate.
He drifted down to Galveston, and introduced
there the real Boston dock art of smuggling with
such success that he speedily became the Cap
tain-General of the ongshore population with
at least 40 victories to his credit, which re-
ceived public recognition in the shape OF an ap-
pearance in the Police Court and the presenta-
ton of little testimonials TO the City Treasury
in the way of fines he stands six feet high,
is as straight as a line. and weighs over 200
pounds. all bone and muscle. He is now about
30, and despite his roughness has much intelli-
gence and kindliness of heart. He is renowned
as being able TO carry larger load of Texas
whisky than any other man in his district. aud
he explains this by saying that he prepares
himself for his days duties by drinking half
pint of sweet-oil as as he gets mp.
AN ALABAMA PoPULIsT.
NJ n Howard, Populist Representative from
Alabama, and whom report accuses of entirely
too much freedom of ideas in regard to other
mems wives and horses. is the author of vlely
slanderous book entitled " If Christ Came to
Congress-" In this lie is not content with the
ordinary Populistic rant about the Supreme
Court the Executive, Congress, and the De-
partments being seethng plague-spots of cor
ruption but he concocts some of the most vi
cious calumnies and fastens them on to certain
public men. with a thin disguise Of slight
changes of names Two of these are Tennes-
seeans, and one of them, who has the reputa-
tion of being a man of his word, and rather
"spry with his weepuns," has vowed that he
will shoot Howard sight. will confess my
sympathies are entirely with him. He is not
a saint by any means. but from what can hear
he is far superior to his maligner. On the
other hand, Howard says that he is only at the
beginning and will not only repeat all that he
has said but will have " If Christ Came 10 Con-
gress made part of the Congressional Record.
I'd like to make small bet with someone that
be will not do il when Tom Reed is in the
chair. believe I'll make another that lie will
sing very small in the coming session, and not
be heard from much except when he answers
his uame at roll -csils