Washington, Feb, 7. day approved the Cruiser The House of Representatives to-Reuter. of the greater part of their tore ritorial possessions. From 1860 10 1866 the Papal government was sis tained by the presence of the troops. of Napoleon If. These troops were withdrawn in 1866 upon the King of Ttaly entering into a treaty gunte anteeing the integrity of the Roman States, The following year the Papal States were again invaded by Vole untoers of the Italian Porty Action, under the restive Garibaldi, The Pope then importuned Na-pelean IIT, to send an army for the protection of Rome and the Vatican, Me did 0; order was restored, Ths French army of occupation lett Tome on July 30, 1870—because of the Franco-German Wa The Pope was now at the mersy of Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy, who made Rome the capital of the Kingdom of Italy—at the behest of the Italian Party of Action, In October, 1870, the States of the Church were incorporated with the Kingdom of Italy by virtue of a plebiscite showing 193,681 votes in favour of, and only 1,507 against, the proposal. In July, 1871, Roma became the seat of government and the residence of the Italian Court.
It is 58 years since Victor Em-ade Rome his capital, An= yr Victor Emmanuel nove silently. watches a new force in the world politics—Beaito Mussolini, his Prime Minister—enter into a rapproches ment with the Holy See. for the 2 of certain of the Papal
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