, 1880-02-08


=. TIE. PUBLIC WORSHIP ESTIMATES
BERLIN, Feb. THE Lower House OF the
Diet resumed the debate on the public wor-
ship estimates.
Herr Jadczgevski complained of the harsh
application Of the May laws in the Province
Of Posen.
Herr Won Puttkammer, Minister OF Wor-
ship, replied that the Government never in
tended rendering the care Of solf1s in vacant
parishes complete inlpossibility. The Min
istry throughout believed that the exercise
Of certain Offices by the clergymen, of neigh
boring parishes was not illegal. The legal
authorities not always taking this view, the
necessity for remedying the Inconvenience
became apparent, and the Government OF
dered an inquiry into each particular case.
Replying to Herr Clotz, Herr Won Putt
hammer said the Government will execute
the Ecclesiastical laws so long as they re-,
main on the statute book.
Herr Schorlemer objected to the item for
the Old Catholic Bishops.
Herr Won Puttkammcr said this arrange
ment was sanctioned by special law and
Royal decree, and no ground exists for alter
ing it. The item was voted.
TIE CHURCH AND TEE ARMY BILL.
LONDON, Feb. IA dispatch from Berlin
says: The appeal Of the Bavarian Ultra
montanes imploring the King not to consent
to the augmentation Of the army, forecasts
the attitude of the Centre party towards the
Army bill in the hope of compelling Bis
marck to make concessions on the church
question. This hope may prove fallacious,
as the Government is almost certain to have
the reQuiSit majority without the Ultra
montanes Even the Provincial Progressist
organs are beginning to acknowledge the
necessity for an increase OF the army.
ANOTHER ALLIANCE
from N Dresden that the betrothai Of tie
Princess Pinssess Mathilde. daughter Of Prince
George, Of Saxony, brother OF the King, has
been arranged.
GERMANY AND THE VATICAN.
the eircs of Sa9 the & bepates Da at t tie % Pussan
Government has determined to take no
further direct steps towards reopening nego-
tiations with the Vatican. But, at the same
time, it is believed that the Minister Of Pub %
lie worship has nSe@ to the NAV
laws by which those clauses which
practicable would be abolished. The Centre
this this proposal Of the Government, having, al
ways declared their fixed desire to abolish
altogether the Falk laws and to give back to
the Roman Catholic Church her former lib
erty., The Liberal party stu observes !, very
press comments very hardly on the steps
taken by the Governme ent of Baden towards
effecting reconciliation with the Roman
Catholic Church IS very significant Of thair NIT
tie Vatican began in the Grand Duehy Of
Baden; and its example was afterwards fol-
lowed by the Prussian Legislature, 1t IS
natural that the Liberals should be uneasy as
to the ultimate intentions OF the G9vernment M
of Baden. A leading organ or the aooVe-
named party expresses its opinion somewhat
awe are persuaded that the steps taken by
the Government of Baden will excite great
and and sympathizing friends it has Up to the
present moment possessed all over Germany.
The tenor Of the conditions themselves has
not excited SO much disapproval as the way
in which the h2s atempf%n p t%e ~
They first consulted the Roman Cathollc all-
thorities in Baden as to whether they ap-
proved them, and this policy must, theIe-
fore bs regarded as te h1St steR fbe eo%aaHs Waf
can. The position to which the Gov
ernmeut Of Baden has reduced itself IS very
humliating. The Archbishop forbade young
priests to pass the State examination required
p PeopIe tTA certainly expected that the Govern
ment. 1gt.t even before commencing negotiations,
would demand the Withdrawal ct f thls pro, pro-
hibition. by which the laws Of the State were
set At naught, and no doubt it did so, but
Without success. It is only quite lately that
the Roman Catholic authorities haye ceded q
this point, and only under the condit5cn, !, that lat
the obnoxious State examination shall pc ne
that the Ultramontane press is lond in its
expressions Of triumph at SUCH dlsgrace1ul
capitulation on the part Of the Goyernment
Of Baden. We can only hope that tae Cnam, Imam;
| ber viii not consent to finish twenty years
| struggle in such q humiliating Way.'