New-York tribune., 1867-07-30

li9Ous corporations banded over 10 inc ,''3te tte
administration of ecclesiastical property, leaving 10
future parliament the task Of framing the heces-
s,Ty measures for carrying said law INTO execution.
Bnt every successive ministry has tried 10 eyade the
spirit OF that law TO reduce great moral ana re-
ligOns reform to mere financial measure; TO induce
the clergy. in short To consent 10 pay celtam tax
ON the condition of remaining proprietor OF the I'M
mense substance which the representatives of the
nation had assigned TO the State Such was the sum
and substance f-the BorgattO Snaloia" bill re-
iected by the 9th Bureau OF the Chamber: and the
'Ferrnl,l hill Just thrown ont by the Bureau Of the
present Parliament differed in essential point.
RcasO, the real author Ot the BoTgatto Selaoja nli
ahOnt the liberties of the Church recalled The eNlled
bishops to tc vacant secs; abolished the F'dcG anu
EIogaaiF, and sent NJ. Tonelli To Rome 10 see what
other liberties might induce the Pope to come TO
terms. To all these negotiations the Pf0gcssi0nSts
ansWered-"M We have no objection TO accord to the
Church The liberties which we demand for ourselves
sfatO which declares the Catholic religion to be the
religion of the State and place Catholics on te same
footing as Jews, Protestanfs and treethlnkersi let
lt no Longer be compulsory 1Or our army
and public schools to attend mass; for our
national guard TO present their banners Tor
the priests to bless give us, IN short, cqGlilty,
and We cOncede liberty aud meanwhile obey the law
of Juy and hand over ecclesiastical property to the
state" But such not the intention cther on thc
King or Of RcasOl. They merely said to the clergy
Pay MS G00O0O00O OF francs and retain the reS, ana
paw us through such agents as ENJOY yourconbdehce
bis proposition rejected by the BnreanX was never
discussed IN Parliament, because klcasoil PROVOKING
q vote of want of cOntidcRce on n secondary qucStOn
dissolved the House, and on its reaSsemblng seeing
that the nation had sent up the same recsentalyes
resigned for reasons" which, with his usual polte
ness, he declined 10 acqnaint the House" mat
court ntrigues caused the fall of the naughty Baron
all know; but had he been able TO count on MAJOR
itv he would have stood his ground: His successor
determines TO retain his post at all hazards; u he
could have governed the country with moderate
cabinet be would have preferred dolAg so anu
indeed the FCrrera bill on ecclesiastical property
differed scarcely al a from its predecessors ana, Dke
its predecessor. rejected by all the BureaN ont
Il all Df
nance 10 resign. begged the BueauX 20 present %
counter project, and mtnnated 10 the leaders oi the
Opposition that since he eannot carry matters aeahst
them. he is wllngto mako room for q certain iinT-
her on the Ministerial platform. The BurcauN, NOM
ing Oath. intfust their commissioners 10 draw mp
bill the Premier accepts lis principles. and the last
ciples The preamble to the bill the bill itself, aud
the order of the day proposed by Ne ont o the nlnc
commissioners occupy ab0lt 20 columns Ot tie Italian
newspapers, but may bC condensed rs follows;
The Commissioners propose 20 solve bol INC lHiiu-
Ca-rc glOus and the financial questions hu to BolNe
them separately. The mere tact that me national
treasury needs replensinug would not l.bily tue
nation in having hands on ecclesiastical property;
but since liberty of Conscience and OF creed the ne
ccssitv of reeine immense estates from the fctters of
b,0rfRtg necestate the administration 10y the State
OF said property, if national worship provided Tor
and the menhgIS Of moral aud ItNglouS orders pen,
stoned for life surplus rcInain, what wiser ana
nObler thing the nation do than 70 pay the hs-
tOnal dcbtt Previous laws have abolished certain
moral. religious, and ecreSl1Atlcal corporations;
Commissioners prepare 10 sweep them III away, anu
20 cOuSigm the entire property O the Suppressed cor
poratiouS to the State; five per cent Of the annual
income Of landed estate 10 be applied to reilgois
c,liO-Woiship together with the annual income &c
rived from ttbCs canOnS tributes. lmpost ana other
sources of clsOndl wealth; but Out OF TINS lUOd are
to be deducted the pensions of the members Of &c
suppressed corporations, and administered nv me
State The landed estates Wrai tmmotihl are to De
administered in each province By . commission com
posed of The Prefect the Royal Pro- urtor. the pi7
rector of tie Crown Lands, and OF Two upisht
citizcnsn to be- chosen by the Provincial CounseloIr
t4l.l lsgf
to - Central Commission composed OF q counselor CI
state the Director of the Religious Worship tinnL
Of two members named ~ iola 9eIIt'r Mi'H WI & 'llo
Financial Minister fOr President ths Central Tom
mission 10 present annual report to the thaHGefs
OF the provincial administration ana SlG %
church lands. With regard Ia the sale al these
lands the Commissioners propose that they shall
be effected by public auction and IN tie smallest
possible lois that there shall be 10 W5t sales, h2
expenses Of c,timatcs that bidders slap
depnif a tenth part of the purchase money ~ tue
provincial treasury on the auction day, tenth wlit
in Zen DAYS aud that the remainder shall De- p9d A
rat within Is ycaIsat SIX per cCnt-Whelta2 II Tue
entire sum he paid on hcrst day adiscoUL 81 seven
pcr cent be allowed ia order 10 secure 10 the treas
iirv the sum of 40N0OO0 francs 81 per cent OF the
entire ecclesiastical property y asSigned hut one
Seminary 20 exist IN each Archpishunle. Inc vacant
bishOWics 20 be suppressed. and others IN ihr utufc
Such arc the chief provisions OF the CnmuI-s0feis
laN-Whieh * ny iar the most radical picrutdt 10
the House and such Is rtjec ,ed ~ the supporters
of In temporal authority OF the Pope, and by ,be
Ricas0hanS. AiBgncttianS, and lAmaraorais. who
rln;,e themselves underthe banner Of DOudrs Reg
gio the GeucrassimO of the Clerical party. On the
other hand many of the opposition members wish The
administration OF the ecclesiastical property to be
left entirely to the cOmnunes, while Tie lrectmHbeI5
object 10 any fund being set aside for public worship
Tie Premier in his unusually able speech yesterday
leaned decidedly against the theories OF te' Oppos
ton. lie would willingly cOncede liberty 10 the
Church when il shall cease 20 be con
slant menace TO the state, but nj
present deemed such concession dangerous
he was not quite prepared for the wholesale suppress
sion of scDuaries, aud the reduction O1 blsh0pncs
was, in his opinion prerO9atiye oi the crown. Ah
TO the financial portion Of the bill, GOO,WO,OOO was
the lowest figure that the Government could accept.
As the forced circulation of paper money must cease,
n wider margin than that proposed by the COmmis-
sion must be left TO The Government IN order 10 raise
this sum Nor must the condition that 6OOWOJ0 OF
increased revenue be raised, before the eccletlastcal
wealth be applied 10 ll up The dccil. be insisted on,
although il is the Intention Ot the Government 10
levy fresh taxes Ii easy TO see from the atti-
tude of the CppositOn the frequent interchange of
notes and comments between the leaders Of the left
and of the left center OF RaaZzans, that All these
little difficulties will be smOOthed away tbat the
followers of CIspi and OF Ratazz viii come to terms
and that if they are IN iuihcent number 10 0a!Note
the right" the bill will pass and coalition Minis
try assume the reins Ot government. The probable
Ministers aie CTispi. De Luca Ecrrtris Farno, ind
C0nHntc-o whom VIC VIII send portraits II ever ihy
iii face to face with tie press eilcly
To-day Slguor Mantlni one oi .hc in0si 1'.ek'alcd
advocates Of italy, favored Us with a maenihcent
Grafton in favor Of the bill. Violently attacked bX
the ex-AnisteTs COTdova and Borgatte, he replied
VIGOROUSLY and was loudly appauded by The lett
and left center the pnblic echolng the applause on
which President Moi ordered the public galleries to
be cleared and Quester Tambn requested the report
eTs to withdraw OF course, we set up shont OF re-
volt; the left assumed our defense; the right in
sisted ON our withdrawal, and the hubbub Increased
Ia such pitch that the President covered his head
and dissolved the sitting!
J9th.-To-day Crispi spoke in favor of the bill and
Blondes Reggie against. Two hundred orators are
inscribed but the House is already weary Of the
general discussion, which viii, fancy end to-mor-
a a, a .kota fh.4 ps
that caso commence on Monday, l4th'