The New York herald., 1871-01-05
THE POPE AND The ITALIANS.

His Holiness Case Debated in Parliament
From the Streets 10 the Legislative Huil---
The Question of the Tempornlitics---Whnf
the Throne Will Do for the Pontill.--Cardi.
nal Antonelli and the s'Reds."
ROME, Dec. Is, 1870.
We have had no more street fighting in Rome be-
tween the friends and foes OF Plus TX, but
about to have q severe parliamentary conflict ut
Florence with regard to the Pontins future status.
This Is the most Important question Of the three
bills presented by the Minister OF the Interior which,
being declared urgent will tske precedence in dis
cusscn Of the thirty forty other ministerial bills
ready for submission to the votes OF the Parla-
menr 1t may be easily foreseen that neither the
bill for the reception OF the Roman pl6oiscte,
nor that for the transfer of the government
to Its seat will give rise 10 long serious
torical encounter. There may be some skirmishing
between the impatient and the Indifferent, with re-
spect TO the more or less rapidty with which the
latter measure is to be Effected but with the best
intentions In the world. Engineers and architects
are positive people and require positive periods Of
time to accomplish their designs.
GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES.
The real parliamentary fight is going to be about
the third bn which regulates the privileges and
liberties to be guaranteed to the Pope. The hall Of
the Cinque Cento Will soon resound with contradic
tory declamatons. In which rival orators Will be
agitated by political opinions, religious convictions
and party spirit. II the provisional budget and the
two first bills are voted before Christmas Signor
LAMA may think himself lucky; but the third will
hardly come on the tapis before the middle OF Janu-
ary and by that time the opponent parties in Par
lament will have had time TO glrd themselves up
for the fight. The extreme Left viii make ready to
smash up the Pope. the Sacred College ana the
whole body Episcopal II they can, and the extreme
Right Will endeavor save as much as possible OF
the Court OF Rome, and invoke history, poetry and
the fine arts IN support OF the dynasty Of Peter
son" TO THE HOLY CITY.
The preparatory discussion or the plebfScite in the
private committee Of the House has already resulted
which 1T presented. That Of me transfer OF the
capital has given rise to a brisk encounter between
ton OF the measure. The ministerial proposition or
SIX months time was cut down by the members Of
the Right joined their antagonists in this amend
nent, IL was carried. and we are consequently 10
have the seat OF government In Rome on the 3ls OF
March, 1871. Que day later would have made /.
April fools day, but II is TO be hoped that the pune
tuality OF the Commissioners Will enable the govern
ment 10 avoid such an ominous date In bringing the
government Offices to Rome the bill authorizes the
government TO expropriate snch ecclesiastical cor
porations' properties as shall be considered mdis-
pensable for the location OF the public adminsIra-
TONS an indemnity to be granted in five per cents,
equivalent to the calculated rent Of such localities.
This right or appropriation Is 10 extend for dura-
ton OF TWO years.
The expens-s OF transferring the capital are cacu-
THE PAPAL CHARTER OF RIGHTS.
Let us new take glance ut the privileges offered
to the Holy Father in the Ministerial bill entitled
"PrOJect for guaranteeing the independence OF the
Supreme Pontif and the free exercise OF the spirit
ual authority OF the Holy See" 1t consists OF
twenty articles, OF which ! reported the entire by
special telegraph, and through the caDle, the
HERALD already.
The first three Of the articles met with no opposi-
ton In the parliamentary committee: but the fourth,
treating OF the immunity OF the Ponical residences,
was violently protested against from all sides OF the
Chamber as being remnant OF the local sanctuaries
or rights or asylum recognized IN the Middle Ages.
II was claimed that the Popes guarantees ought to
be regulated SO as not to compromise the safety OF
the state nor offend the national public right. The
committee therefore decided that the articles relat-
Ing 10 the immunity privileges should be sent back
10 the Junfa to be substantially modified. Respect
Ing the POntiica residences, member Of the conf
mlttee suggested that free access 10 the Vatican
Museum should be guaranteed to the public, as be-
Ing national property Our last news from Florence
brings the discussion up to the eighth article.
ANTONEILI AND THE "REDsn
Cardinal AntOnelli has sent circular to the dplo-
matte agents Of the Holy See foreign courts repre-
sent1ng the disturbances OF the 8th December as
fresh instances OF the maligny OF the revolutionary
sect and the hostility Of the Italian government to
tho Supreme PontfY. His Eminence has also In.
qured OF the Royal Lieutenant whether the King is
positively resolved 10 come to Rome, such infOrma-
ton being necessary for the Pope In order to adopt
such determinations as he may consider opportune
IN such an emergency.