Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-07-21

cancicS in the college OF cardinals
since 1877 rs there are at the present
moment. SAYS Rome telegram to 1he
Lon,ion Times The number OF vacant
hats is no fewer than fifteen. without
counting that which is waiting for the
unknown prclatc who has been reserv-
ed i'm DcttO since December, 1880. 1T
was expected that u consstory would
be held i'm the course of next month TO
fill some of these vacancies, and salts
fy n few, at any rate, of those aged
dignitaries who think they have waited
long CROUCH for the ecclesiastical pur-
pie. Moreover, the diminished number
of the cardinals resident in curia is
cause of some Inconvenience TO the
Vatican; but difficulties exist with ref
crence to the four French hats vacant,
the influence of France in the Sacred
college being now reduced from the
customary seven to three. 1t IS n
question of money, however, rather
than of men. The French government
has asked for hats for Mgr. Place, arch
bishop of Rennes, and Mgr. Bernadou,
archbishop of Sens, and there is some
talk of MGR. LangenieuX, archbishop
nominations with all favor; but last
year the article in the French budget
was suppressed which granted an eX-
traordinary allowance over and above
the incomes derived from their sees to
those bishops and archbiShops who
were made what is termed national
ardinals-that is, cardinals occupying
residential sees in the country. 1t fol-
lows as matter of course that pre-
lateS elevated to that rank acquire in
creased dignity and influence, involv-
inc increased expenditure, and addi-
tional means are therefore requisite to
enable them properly to support their
high position. The pope can not af-
ford to supply them, and he is very
justly of opinion that if France desires
to have cardinals she should pay for
them, rs the other Catholic powers do.
On this point negotiations are going
forward, and while they are pending
the pope is unwilling to put an appar-
ent slight on France by making a
batch of cardinals without including
the archbishops of Sens and Rennes in
the number. 1t was for that self-same
reason that he created only two cardi-
nails at the cOnsistory held on March
"a.
In the meantime, may mention
that at the next consistory, whenever
it may be held, red hats will be con-
ferred upon Mgr Ganglbauer, arch
bishop of Vienna; MGR, Laurenzi, as
SCISSOR of the holy office; Mgr Masotti,
secretary of the congregation of bish-
ops and regulars; Mgr. Gori, secretary
OF the consistorial congregation, and
on a Spanish bishop. The names also
are mentioned of Mgr. Theodoli,
major-domo of his holiness; Mgr.
Strossmayer, bishop of Bosnia; Mgf.
Aloisi Masella, eXnuncio of Portugal;
and Mgr. Battaglini, archbishop of Bo-
logna, whose flock have petitioned his
holiness for red hat for him. There
is, however, good deal of opposition
at the Vatican against the purple
being given to Mgrs. Capecelatro and
Battaglini, and as regards Mgr. Aloisi
Masclla, he left his post at the Portu-
guese court against Leo Kills wish,
and it was understood that the pope
had determined not 20 confer upon him
the red hat that King Luis had re-
quested for him until the re rulation
period of six years, of which nalf had
still to run, had expired. AS regards
the nominations generally, and except.
ing, of course, those have first named,
it is thought that the pope is watching
and waiting to see how political events
may turn before deciding whether to
choose prelates OF violent or moderate
views.
American Custom Not Wanted.