The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-05

with the general aim Of the bill have now the honor 70
submit for its elaboration II Is only requisite 10 add
Few words 60 explain its working.
proposed 10 myself 10 discover the simplest possible
system for promptly obtaining from the liquidation Of
she ecclesiastical pathmony round sum OF 100000 900
~ tne charges tue maintenance OF the Catholic form OF
worship imposes upon H.
To obtain the former result laid down the principle
tina, tue SIX hundred millions in question ought TO be
levied IN the form OF upon the various items
making up the ecclesiastical pa.Timony, reckoning
ought 70 DO entered 10 favor the eccles
astcal funds or in their default favor Of the Pubic
worship Fund and, secondly the value OF buildings
belonging TO the ecclesiastical parmoay which would
be valued oy agreement at shs amount OF twelve
Under this head the operations will lie completed =
First. BY tho power the government asks OF you by
second BY tho power Of contracting with company
which assures In ifs the pancual payment or
Tho necessity Of promptly bringing In the present law
induced me to draw up article II in this shape
while ! occupy myself in completing the necessary
which, instead Of askag Of you the power OF contract
should beg you to approve the contract should have
the honor to lay before you as an integral portion Of the
With regard to liosrating the State from all the
rpp ssSe u sas
attained 1t in the most simple manner II article and
Of the bill receive your approval Yoa are aware,
s se 70 n Y You as :. re rSss
in the present position OF affairs. in order
10 carry out that article. LIST. The State
st place itself In possession OF that funded property
which the law has declared convertible public debt
and handing II over to the lands join it in
that has already passed into lis hands by The eject Of
laws anterior to that Of July 1866 81 The State
fuIsS e = sns sane =; time sss 2" s%
and By means Of oaica all the abovenamcd chogcs should
The consequence Of this arrangement is that
the state would be compelled TO assume he
p'itiue burden Of neo deb., which would in
crease the expenditure without any other compensa-
ton than the eventual product OF the property
ferred TO the crown lands and with tho very probable
risk of being further compelled subject sef to
necessity OF opening other credits In the budget IN order
to meet the charge laid down in the aforected Art 2S
OF tho law OF July 7, 1866.
To avoid so great inconvenience have thought IL
my duty to propose TO art 81 that oil tho property
Already transferred destined to be transferred the
crown lands, should exclusively Constitute after deduc
ton OF the amount required for the the fund from
which the above named charges should be met and that
creation of pubic deb,, the State should proceed
direc y to its alienation art l0l This course would
fully ment OF the charges alluded 10 article
2S of the law OF July 1866. whether by Of
enmept bonds which would DO transferred the state
and converted into amovable properly IN its favor or
oy means OF capital that would be pad to us in cash.
by any other method the government might adopt and
tuat would DO more profitable TO tho interests OF tho
finances.
Art OF the bill provides for the case in which this
class Of property might be insufficient 10 attain the OBJ
jcct and proposes to you that the difference should be
borne by the ecclesiastical corporations that have not
been suppressed BY simplifying the mode of operation
in this way should especially nope TO obtain the very
great advantage Of relieving ourselves from tho neces
sity Of burdening the budget by the creation OF
debts art l2)
of rendering possible to ecclesiastical pro-
pertv the Of tax whose pecunary importance
is of itself apparent believe indispensable to agree
to tho suppression OF all obstacles to the alienation OF
mortmain property art A.: STIMULATING at the same
time that the ecclesiastical corporations not suppressed
by the law Of July 1896 shall not enjoy the privilege
Of alienation upon securing to the government pay
men Oc that quantum Of the tax not yet betrayed as
well as the payment OF all they may be bound to
pietc execution OF the pro sion for the when
the properly destined TO meet tho aforesaid charges
should not suffice to Thorn completely tart. H.
II supeSuous TO enlarge upon this subject in order
10 point out that when We impose tax OF six hundred
millions the ecclesiastical patrmony, and lberate
the state from all charges relative TO public worship the
persons and the property If the clergy naturally under
The guardianship Of Ia,c and there is longer
any hold them subissis 20 any special ldw 10
,DAicA the generality u lay citizens not subjected
Cart o..
Unless I am mistaken this method OF erscting tho
necessary arrangement Of the ecclesiastical patrtmony
would dsabuse those who always started from the
idea the present distress Of the public
reliance whscvsr could placed upon tue assistance
the finances might demand from The church property
upon the solo condition, have had the honor OF
telling You In my financial statement that the CO.
operation In question should be discussed and deD-
Grated upon simply for what worth In selfs and that
all political questions that might compiicate remained
reserved and deferred until the time when Parla
shali think t 10 take them In hand the
mag consider most useful.