The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-30
SENATEP ASSES WORSHIP BILL.
GOVERNMENT AGAIN REFUSES TO
DEAL WITH THE POPE.
BRAND Makes Vague Promises OF Chart-
table Use OF Religious INC and Sup
port OF the Churches-Power Of the
Pope-lAw as TO Mass Legacies.
Special Cable Despatch TO ruz SUN.

Special Cable Despatch 10 TIVE SUN.
PARIS. Dec. 2s.-When the Senate voted
the Governments law for the regulation Of
public worship tonight it did only what had
been expected. The vote was 100 to 100.
The debate, while somewhat prolonged,
was not particularly interesting, being for
h most part a repetition of what had been
heard in the Chamber OF Deputies and in the
Senate yesterday. Much of it consisted OF a
renewal OF the demands hat the Govern
ment reopen negotiations with the Pope,
although the Government speakers reiter-
ated that this was impossible and could not
eve be thought Of.
Otherwise the greatest stress was laid
upon the argument as to whether the re-
sources OF church institutions which the
Government proposes to remit 20 benevo-
lent societies will be alienated altogether
from the former benefciaries or il an infirm
priest who has heretofore benefited from
them may be cared for.
NJ. BRAND, Minister Of Public Worship,
replying to these arguments, reminded the
speakers that the law Of 1905 gave such
priests better conditions than the present
law, but that law had been rejected. He
added, however, that the Church's friends
need not fear. He pointed out that these
sick funds mad been held by many cour
decisions to be religious establishments,
but he said that although they had been
taken over by the Government those in
terested need not worry, as the charitable
institutions to which the funds would be
transferred would be obliged to carry out
the charges incumbent on them within the
limit Of the resot rcea transfarrad N tbarn
Senator lie Chevalier, who offered an
amendment to suppress the formalty of
declarations, withdrew it after an e~xplana-
ton by NJ. BRAND. lie Chevalier said NJ.
BRAND had shown that 1t was necessary
70 avoid, at least for the moment. either
granting or appearing to grant fsvors to a
church that had not submitted to the law
Of 1905 which were refused to religions
which had oonformed TO that law.
In the course Of a discussion on the sup
port Of church buildings taken over by the
State. M. BRAND limited at supplementary
legislation providing for keeping them up.
Senator CUTLER in a speech referred to
NJ. Brands criticism of the clergy for not
taking advantage OF his circular, although
many of the clergy favored so doing, and
asked could one reproach them when the
Pope had forbidden them SO doing.
Yes, indeed" interjected NJ. BRAND.
They ought to obey the law OF the land"
Senator Guillier-They couldn't make a
schism in the Church.
NJ. Briand-Can the Pope then order
young Catholics not to submit TO the mill
tary law2
Senator Guillier-How on a dogmatic
question can they disobey their chief?
And behold there the lamentable situation
into which you plunge the clergy.
The project of Haute Savoie has sus-
pended t ,ven mayors for refusing to notify
priests of orders sequestrating parish
property.
The Ectdir publishes a report that the
Pope has decided to appeal to the whole
Catholic world for subscriptions in aid
OF the French clergy.
An interesting legal question in regard
70 money left for masses is soo TO come
before n OF the tribunals. A music
publisher named Isly, who died in 1904,
left 50 $50 each to three churches for per-
petual celebration Of maPses for himself
and his relatives. The l~egacies were not
carried out before the Law OF 1905 was passed,
and the administrator now wants a legal
as TO whether he ought to post
pone a settlement Of the ectate until the
property is all handed over TO the
State, so that the legacies may be nullifed
as having been made to persons unknown.
In this and other similar cases the heirs Of
the original donor intend to claim money 30
left, because il il can no longer be used for
the purposes for which IL was bequeathed,
they argue, it should revert to them
than be seized by the Government.
Mgr. Albano, a Brazilian Bishop who
was going to Rome, broke the journey at
Nice, wher9 early this morning he cele-
mass. Before leaving the church
he received a summons, and later appeared
before a oommissary and underwent an
Interrogation. The Bishop, who witnessed
the separation of Church and State in Brazil,
will now be able TO compare the different
thods employed.
The Bishop Of Orleans was fined to-day
81 for celebrating mass oil December 10
a declaration. Eleven priests
were fined one franc, or 20 cents, for the
anne offence.
At Grenoble the Court, after hearing
witnesses in the case OF Able
Alesi, who was charged with striking a
policeman. confirmed the sentence Of a
fortnight's imprisonment. The Court, how
ever, ave the able the benefit of the FIRST |
blenders act.