The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-14
BRAZIL.
An Exciting Party struggle for Minis-
tesiai Power-The Emperor In Favor
OF Electoral Reform-Is the State Free
i'm Relation to the Churchs

nm HAeAtAhS rarity struggle IOT
sesiAi Power-The Emperor In Favor
OF Electoral Reform-Is the State Free
in Relation to the Churchs
RIO JANEIRO, June T. 1874.
since the opening of the Brazilian General
Assembly We have been watching with great in
terest the party struggle which has been going on
In the Chamber Of Deputies The opposition piled
up mountain upon mountain to scale the heights
of power, and their attack was SO rude and yipOr.
GUS that the ViscOnde do Rio Branco was forced
to throw himself bodily into the fray to save his
suoordnates from impending defeat. On the 9Th
however, the opposition mustered Its might, and
forcing battle upon the unwilling zoe, gave them
"crowning mercy" as Cromwell termed it, which
must quiet their pretensons for a time.
THE GROUNDWORK OF THE PARTY TACTICS.
The Congressional practice OF Brazil Is TO make
the replies 70 the Emperors speech at opening the
session the opportunity for general and special
criticism OF all the acts and policy OF the govern
ment and the usual tactics OF an opposition are to
date the debates as long as possible, even months,
to force the weary government to resign or to
modify It's personnel by calling in the heads of the
opposition. In the present session this debate had
already continued month, rendering all legisla-
tive business OF Importance impossible, and inca
pacitating the ministers Tor any departmental or
other Official abors, when. on the 5th, the Cabinet
summoned all its friends quietly to the Chamber OF
Deputies and, putting what is here called "a cOrk'
in the debate-that is having it declared closed BY
vote OF the house-forced a division on the Oppo-
sition upon the question OF adopting the
reply to the speech from the throne, and carried 1t
by 6o to A. Five ciergymen OF the majority re-
served their assent to the paragraph on the re-
Iglous question. Only nine Deputies were absent.
and of these only two are proessed oppost lonists.
so that the vote, which was really one Of conf
dor 90 hlv de
government has a sufficient margin over the
siXty-one members required to make house to
carry an important measure or TWO III Inc course
ELECTORAL REFORM.
The great measure OF the session will be the
Electoral Reform bill, which the government
brought in last session, and which, IL Is known,
else ene ias through If It pass, Which is probable
now, 1t viii not be without great difficulty, for the
M res @neS toe D sGysrn
al ai'A' considered a complete nature. ana
only the spirit OF allegiance, or whatever goes TO
make a party will induce not small number OF
government supporters to vote with the Cabinet
come law this year it is expected that the Cham
Der will be dissolved at the close OF the session. IN
order to allow new one to be elected under the
new law.
THE INDICTED BISHOPS.
The prosecution Of the Bishop OF Para is now
awaiting the fling OF the Indictment by the Crown
Prosecutor. The Bishop OF Mariana. Mnas
Geraes, also seems deslrous to provoke the gov
/
vcarsto send him lists OF the Freemasons IN the
brOtherhoOds, in order, as he says, to eliminate
them, at even the risk OF four years. lmprlsOn-
ment." He has also ordered them TO accept no
FreemasOnS for gOSsipS at bapttsmS or cUn1rma-
tons. But the Bishop is very Old and Is said to be
has not yet dvulged its further course In the
religious difficulty but 1t Is expected IN the anti
ultramontane circles that measure OF lmpOr-
tance perhaps civil marriage is In project and VIII
be announced later on In the session.
THE POPE
having alleged that Baron de Penedo had PROM
! ised That the prosecution OF the Bishop OF Ohnda
! would be dropped, the government In the name
OF that envoy, mas declared that no such promise
was made, and that 1t was expressly stated that
the course OF the law could not be interrupted by
! the Executive. The following is the protest or the
the condemnation OF the Bishop OF Slinda IT VIII
be seen that the Minister oSForeign Affairs took
high constitutional grounds
THE NUNCIO
wrote
In the presence these grievous and OF
manifest violation OF ecclesiastical immunity Your kx
celency will comprehend that the Undersigned by
strict obligation OF s charge and representative OF
the Holy See at this Imperial Court finds himself ALSO
IueIy obliged protest against all and
the rights ana laws of the Church. practsed in this
question of the bishops, especially prejudice Of ecce
siastca immunity anu all its successive consequences,
Holy See may and all safe I'M TACT
entire and unbroken
REPLY OF THE CABINET.
The government replied as lOllows:-
The tribunal which tried the Rev. Bishop Onda and
has 10 judge him OF Para Is the supreme tribunal of us
authorization does not depend upon the Judgment any
foreign authority whatever IL be. lhe protest of the
Apostolic lnterUunco IL, permit me TO say H. therefore,
inconsequent and null. and such can produce no