New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
CHURCH LAW AMENDED.
FRENCH CABINET WINS.
Senate Passes Separation Measure
bu 100 to 100 Votes.

Paris. Dec 29.-when the Senate to-day re-
sumed consideration OF the amended separation
law NJ Gaudin de Villaine in behalf-or the OPP
position. moved 10 recommt IL with instructions
10 reframe the measure on the lines OF the Bra
lillian law. which the Vatican accepted The
motion was defeated by 1aS TO % votes
Every effort to amend the measure having
been defeated by overwhelming majorities, It
finally passed exactly as it came from the
Chamber of Deputies by 100 votes to 100. The
bin now REQUIRES only the signature Of President
FaIieres and as that is assured II is virtually
8 law.
In the course OF the debate to-day the Right
party. with some support from the Moderate Re
publicans and the Centre party. attacked vainly
various articles. making its principal fight over
Article l. NJ Gourju. Republican Liberal. speak
ing for the Progressives. said that the govern
nlent was alone responsible for the present diff
culties. and demanded the rejection of the
measure. in order to enable the government to
open negotiations with Rome, which, he said,
was the only way TO solve the question
The bill passed to-day by the French Senate is
follows:
Article Independently Of the associations con-
ternplsteo by the law of December 3. 1905. public
under the law OF July !, 1901 as well as in virtue
q The Public Meetings law Of June so. 1851 under
Article Even II default Of the cultural asso-
iI05, the use Of ediaces INTENDED for worship as
well as the furniture contained therein. shall re-
main at the disposition OF the faithful and of the
clergy for the practice OF their religion. The free
ass as ed unde the be a% 6f u1 either
10 clergy designated under the declarations pre-
scr1bed by Article . Of the law Of December q.
1905. This usage. however. shall be made under
;entioned law by means Of an edmnstratiye @ @ act
either by the Prefect, for the property placed
unner sequester, when such property belongs 70 the
staJe or departments. or by the mayor when II be-
longs TO the coTnuunes The above mentioned regu-
latt0ns will apply ediAces intended for worship.
which. having belonged 10 ecclesiastical establish
hsl2Tnents. have been assigned by decree TO chart
December 9, 1905.
Article s. With the prornulgation OF the present
VIII recover the free use Of the episcopal man
sions, presbyteries. serninaTies. etc. which are
their property, and the of which has not been
claimed by association formed under the law ot
IDENTITIES. falling upon cormunes where there is
presbytery, will cease.
Article l. The property q ecclesiastical estab-
iishments not claimed by associations constituted
under the law OF December Q, 1896, viii be as
signed upon the SromUigaticn Of this act, 70
charitable instituto--s, provided by Article 8
which may b. made under Articles ard S, con-
cerning property not dedicated - public worship.
Article 3. A .he expiration OF one month after
the enactment OF tie present lew. allowances made
who have failed 90 carry out tie requirements ot
that law VIII be suppressed. The failure OF mem
bers OF the clergy 10 fulfil the reoulreEaeuts OF
the law will IN each case be determined by toiEt
decision OF the Minister OF Justice and the Minis
Article All the provisions OF the Law ot De-
cenber 9. 1915, viii recein IL fru force n so far
as they not In contradiction with the pres