The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-05
Grand total of white children sand un-
Female SIiarner.

About a month ago Il young wo-
man, apparently about twenty years
of age, of fine form and an attractive
face, giving he name as Florence
Harrigan, engaged to do chamber
work at the Raymond house. 1t soon
becoming apparent that her fingers
were very light, as several articles
were missing, and one theft being
traced to her-she escaping Jail only
because the losers had to go off
the proprietors discharged her.
After that she occupied rooms
at several bagnioS. Y Yesterday II
conductor on the International
northbound train notified Detective
Chenneville that she was on his train
and wanted to "beat" her:way, as she
had no money. Officer Chenneville
arrested her as vagrant, and she now
languishes in durance vile. An inter
view elected the fact that she is Il
regular female sharper-One of the
shrewdest that has ever been here.
She was formerly connected with the
Windsor and the Southern hotels
of st. Louis, and in both of these
she was detected III little
sharp games and had to flee, and then
way, and from there she had to fly
and come to. Texas. She is very intel
Iigent and very cleyerly plays the
injured innocent to perfection. In
fact, so complete is she mistress OF the
art of discrimination that few would
believe, after speaking with her and
seeing her naive. inquiring look OF
childish simplicity, as she asks the
commonest words, that she is one har-
dened to ways of darkness. But she
is, and will be heard this morning in
the mayors court on charge OF yag-
rancy.
Alderman Kinney and the City Char
ter.
AUSTIN, June 90, 1888.
To the Editor of the Statesman
The assertion in to-day'S STATES
MAN that Alderman Kinney says that
when he drafted the bill Getty charter)
for the legislature it had no emer-
gency clause, and that the same az
pears in the printed laws through
some mistake" is erroneous. The
clause referred to was passed and is
published exactly as it was originally
written. When the bill was ready to
be presented to the legislature | was
informed that the language OF the
final clause of the bill did not contain
an emergency clause, as contemplat-
ed by the constitutional rule, and
that, therefore, the act would not be-
come law till ninety days alter tn
adjournment of the legislature. | re-
piled that it made but little differ
ence, as the important changes in the
city charter could not be carried into
effect till after a new election in De
cember next. If the suspension of
the rule requiring to be read on three
several days is equivalent to an emer-
gency clause, or if the words, this
act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage consti-
Uutes an emergency clause, although
the word emergency is not used, and
there is no declaration that any emer-
gency exists, then l suppose the
amended charter became a law
and went into effect when approved
by the governor. But if neither the
suspension of the rule referred to
nor the closing words above quoted,
complies with the constitutional rule,
then the new charter will not go into
effect till ninety days after the ad-
journment of the legislature. But it
seems to me that this is matter of
very little Importance after all, mas
much as the ninety days will soon
have elapsed. Article Is of the act
declares that the present city council
shall exercise all the powers and
functions vested in the council under
this act" Therefore if the act be-
came law in force and effect on the
signature of the governor, the city
council has been acting under it in
accordance with the provision of
article 16 If the act is not yet in
force and effect, then the city council
has been acting under the old charter,
and there is no conflict, because nc
ordinance has been passed in c0Rffet
with either charter. That port OF
the amended charter relating to the
selection of officers, the fixing of sala-
ries. and the establishment of the
office of recorder, cannot go into
effect till after the election of mayor
and aldermen on the first Monday in
December next
Respectfully,
III. b. KINNEY.
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