The New York herald., 1874-08-13
MONAsTIC INSTITUTIONS,

British elementary Jokes on tho
Monko-Phobists-The Liberalixlnx In
huence Of American Freedom and
federation.
In the English House Of Commons on the motion
for gong into Committee OF Ways and Means, Mr.
NEwDEGATE moved an address for copy and trans.
lations OF any laws, ordinances regulations re-
lating to monastic and conventual institutions
connected with the Church OF Rome and to the In
mates or members thereof, especially to the regu-
lar orders Of the Church Of Rome, which might be
enforced by the authority of the State, and were
at present operative in France, in the German
Empire, in the Austro- Hungarian Empire, in the
Russian Empire, IN Italy, IN sweden ana Norway,
and Belgium, in spain, in Portugal and In
Mr. ERRINGToN SAID ne had no desire to oppose
the motion OF the honorable member for North
Warwlckshlre, but he should like to be informed
by him whether he was prepared to accept the
amendment which stood on the paper In the name
OF the right honorable gentleman the member
for Kildare mir. Cogan) and add to Ills motion
the United States OF America and the Dominion OF
Canada.
MIR. SULLIVAN remarked that the honorable mem.
ber for Warwickshire proposed to ransack the
whole world for some precedent for the particular
species OF Legislation which he mad SO long
sought unsuccesslully to force upon the House
and they simply asked him, if, indeed. he was
laboring In the interests OF civil and religious
tam portion OF the world called the United
states OF America, in which the institutions that
nG e @ ev apa nart ~ tn sd strong
Catholic members they cordially welcomed In.
formation In relation to Catholic affairs, but they
hoped that Information would not be obtained
with bias, and that the scope 0l the inquiry
would be made as wide as the civilized world.
Sir G. BOWER also had no objection to the mo-
ton. though the honorable member for North
Warwickshire had selected those countries where
at the present time, owing to peculiar circum-
stances there wSs u persecution going on against
the Catholic Church: He thought mat any attempt
nirnfA
beng enforced in Germany under the dictatiOn OF
one particular statesman would be repudlated by
Mr.. DC DowNISc M Nc @ would IKE to hear from the gov
ernment whether the resolution was one which
could be carried out.
Mr.. BorRKE said that very early In the session
he stated on the part OF the government that
there would be no objection to get the informa-
library Oi the House. IL wOIld be useless ex-
penditure OF public money TO print the IN orma-
scholarship among honorable members to enable
them to translate the laws OF foreign countries
" With the the sns
to be made to the amendment, there would
be no objection to aecede to that or to
BILE members could get the Information sought by
J the amenoment by going INTO the library and con.
| He oeieved that the constitution OF that country
| was such tnat no Laws OF the kind referred tc
wo Or three old on the M saDec
! MIR. KrNNArRD thought that the more iniorma
ttOn they could get on this subject the better. He
dld not understand why his honorable friend the
MEMBER for wexford should interpose q certain
expression about certain individual In the Ger.
|. man Empire. His honorable irend meant the
legislation OF Prince bismarck, and he ought to
honorable ir.end and he were old friends
they had never quarrced. tLaugiter.) He
tMr. Klnnaird) entirely endorsed the policy OI
Prince Bismarck, the attempt upon whose life
deserved their sympathy. ("On, ohpc He wished
to express his delight that Prince Bismarck es-
caped the hand OF the assassin. ("Hear, hearlD
Now they were all at one the sooner they dropped
| the subject the better. daughter,
Mr.. NEwDEGArE explained that he had selected
the countries in Europe In which Legislation had
taken place SINCE 1929, IN which year legislation
did take place In this country with respect to mo-
nastic ana conventual institutions. He did not
| think he could ask the government to go out 0l
! Europe.
! Mr. SHERLOCK said that Armenia, Palestine and
other interesting countries which were iuil of mo-
nastic institutions should De added to the motion.
The amendment was negatlved, and the main
question was put.
| MIR. EXTINCTION, for Mr.. Cogan, moved to add
''and in the United States OF America and in the
| Dominion OF Canada"
| Sir g. BOWER proposed to add Malta.
Mr.. NBwDE0ATE suggested that, II America were
included, the Empire Of Brazil should not be
omitted.
| The notion as amended was agreed to.
Mr.. NEwDEGATE moved to adu ''and the Empire
OF Brazil.n
Mr. O'GoExAN suggested "Peru ana Chu.'
The main question, with the additions which
had been adopted. was put aud agreed TO.
|