The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-11
TO REJECT KINGS PRESENTS
DECOR rIONS a EOT az ANERF.
cans NAY Nor WEAR

" senate Csnsmatise Psan u CnrsaeS
0us secretary MsSes. Gea. IslRSAam.
AmhassadaP aBall ana I1T. NSsey via,
ne AInsn8 me Islsappsamiea 0mrlals.
WASHINGTON. March 10 If rscommsn-
dations made nv the senate COMMITTEES
on Folcign Relations are adopted by Con-
grS.ss no American ofYicial In the fneure
Nill be allowed 20 accept a F0reiRn tide
and decorations may bs accsptsd only
IN very rarc clses for highly msritOriOus
and extraordinary acts. Little presents
Intended AZ souvenirs and marks Of
courtesy may 10 accepted In certain In
stances. while such tTiainG gifts a. photo
graphs may he recsived by almost any
body IN the 0overnment service.
These rules were laid down by the COM
mi,tee in passing an some .O,-Odd deco
raiions and gifts that are now IN ths pos
session II the State Department. The
committee recommends that regulations
- adopted by Congress Tor guidance in
future cases. The decorations and gifta
now In the hands of tho State Department
were conferred upon officials OF this
country by forei9n Goverumsnts. The
> Constitution Of the United States forhids
the consent OF congress TheUe requests
Tor authority have been accommodating
-lnco isas. The senate COMMITTEES has
PASSED favorably on only thirty of them
and Il looks now as II the State Depart
ment would have about no decorations
and gifts on its hands that Il won't know
What 90 do with.
The action oS the senate COMMITTEES Ns
-.
good deal Of attention at the capital to.
day and there was a lOt OF curiosity to
ascertain what gifts had been allowed
Under the new rules
Among the number recommended fav-
orably by the committee are Rear Ad-
Iniral Charles Sperry. who Was In charge
of tho American battleship feet that
made the trip around the world and who
received a silver flower howl 49, a token
OF appreciation from the Emperor Of
Japan; Capt. Dorr b. Tozi~r. who received
q sword from the King Of England for
assistance rendered in the, search for
n. NJ. =. Condor along the west coast
90 Vancouver Islande. and Capt. ID. IA.
McCalla. who received a sword from the
Emperor Of Germany after the Pekin
campaign.
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