Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-25
The Expenditure at the Vatican 10 he
Reduced for the First time
Since Sextns.
THE REVENUES or rae poNriflcAL
BUDGET.
Extraordinary Expenses, The Secret
Fund mud ~. Peters Pence From
Various Countries.
ny Telegraph to tho NEwal
THE poPp's FINANCES.
His Holmes Appoints n Commission
TO Reduce the Expenses.


20 Reduce the Expenses.
ROME, May g3.-rhe Popo IL taking
steps 10 secure greater economy Of ex-
penditute at the Vatican. He has mp
pointed u commission OF cardinals,
charged 10 DO their utmost 20 effect a
reduction OF expenses. 10 IL believed 10
he the first time since Sextus thnt n
Pope has iuterleFod In the constitution
Of tho congregation Of Rome. The
misery Ia Italy and the effects Of ma.
tional bankruptcy ON the funds of the
Vatican have considerably augmented
the extraordinary EXPENSES. Every.
body asks money Of the Pope.
Then, again, the work of the Holy
Fec IN continually Increasing. Leo
XIII has created Mt Rome, nnd cs.
pecinlly IN the mission ilclds, special
undertaking. which require much
money. The crusade against slavery
has absorbed considerable SUM.
The Pope Is lavish In his cndownonta
10 schools, sciences and benevolent
agencies. Leo XIII " not ~ liberal TO
perons NJ was Plus IN, but to causes
Of general interest his generosity bor-
ders on probability.
IT'S THE PRACTICE
Of the radical press Of NIL countries,
aud especially Italy, ut times 10 repre-
sent the Pops ~ dispoalug Of millions
ON millions, NJ surrounded 10y NIL the
luxutlcH aud magnlnccncc Of an East
egn pUtuutate and ~ exploiting for ia.
terested purposes the faith Of his peO-
pie. At other times II represents the
contributions Of pence dwindllng 10
Insignificant proportion, andIthat the
Pops will soon be- obliged 10 accept the
annuity u 100000 francs set apart
for him by the Italian government
under tue Gurnonto law. Neither Of
these representations In accurate.
While the resources OF the Pope are
lesH thnn the civil list OF most Eu.
ropean sovereigns, yet by wise admin
istratiOn these Resources, II not entire
~ adequate 20 the needs Of the church,
arr sufficient 10 Insure the working OF
it- principal services.
THE REvEsuE of the poSrificAL
BUDGET
are disburscd substantially M follows:
At thc disposal of the Pope, 500, 200
francs; cardinals, 700, 200 francs; poor
dlocescs, 100000 francs; prefecture OF
apostolic palaces, ,SOD,OO france, sec.
retGryship OF state, i,0OJ,0O0 francs;
employees and tunctionafics, 900, 900
francs; pontitlcal schools and aims
giving, l,20O, 900 francs.
The half n million ut the disposal OF
the Pope serves 10 maintain his house
hold and also 10 meet other expense.
not included under olhcr headings oil
the budget. The cardinals incuria are
maintained at the expense Of the holy
father. The emolumcnts Of each car.
dinhl amounts 10 10000 francs.
The fourth item Of the budget, that
OF prefecture OF palaces, varies between
l,5Oo,00o TO 1000, 900 francs. II includes
all expenses for the pontiilcal court, tn,
palace OF the Vatican and apostolic pal
aces, the maintenance Of museums and
galleries, etc.
The million francs assigned TO the
secteiaryship OF state covers the eN
penscs OF TINT office and Of those Of Tia,
nuncia,urcs and apostolic delegations.
The allowance for employees AM
functionaries covers only the faithful
servants Of the pontiilcal government
who refused to pass into the service Of
tho italian government. This Item
Nbecomes smaller year by year, NJ
death thins the ranks Of tho veterans.
Nearly nil the Catholic schools II
Rome are maintained ut the charge ol
the Pope, and the demands Of charity
tend constantly To increase.
OUTSIDE or THESE ORDINARY EX-
pENsfs,
there Ia n heavy budget OF cxtraorIin
ary expenses. This propaganda Of thu
faith has already received tho subven
lions OF 100000 francs each, while TIN
institutions and academies OF ROM
receive subsldies. The restoration o
the Basillca Of the Latoran has cos
5000, 900 francs.
II IL impossible TO estimate how
much the Pope gives privately. III
resources nre difficult 10 enumerate
Even the administration Of 81. Peter
pence itself does not know the exac
receipts and expenditure OF tho Pope
because Leo XIII receives directly
great sums from the bishopsand laiety
Part OF this money IL devoted to extra
ordinary work and expenses, and par
goes toward Increasing the secret funt
reserved for future needs. It Ia assert
ed that this fund absorbed 30,0O0,0 0
francs OF the sum received by the Pop
on the occasion OF his sacerdotal Judi
lee In 1851.
III, average amount received annu
ally by tho Pope In ST. Peters pence |
between eight aud nine million francs
Tho United States now contribute
more than France TO the fund, aendinI
annually 5000, 900. Belgium next nfte
France, then Holland, Spain, German.
and last Of all Italy.
The Lntonin Derby.
CISTISSATI, May ga thunder
atnrn with hpayy rain last night an