The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-31
BLUE PENCIL CUT IT
STATE WOULD NOT PAY FOR PROF.
M'DOUGALL'S JUNKET
TO JAMAICA.
NOR DR.. REYNOLDS RAKE-OFF
STATE HEALTH BOARD RE-
GENTLY.
IOR DR.. REYNOLDS RAKE-OFF
PROFESSORS,
OTHER
THOUGH,
Draw Salaries From Both the Uni
versity and From, the Board
Of Health.

When the state legislature at its last
session appropriated $4,000 annually to
the state board of health in addition
to its former fixed annual apprOpria-
ton, for the especial purpose of stamp
ing out infectious or Contagious disea e
among domestic animals in this state,
it placed in the hands of that board
what it thought would be an effective
cudgel against the onslaught Of the
dreaded, although much too familiar.
hog cholera, rather than fund for
the fattening of the purses of high
salaried professors already in the en-
ploy of the state.
And when it raised the tax levy for
the state university from Is hundredth5
of a mill annually, to % hundredths
of a mill, it's presumption was that
this money was to be used for the pur-
pose of educating the youth of Mime
sofa in general useful knowledge.
At least that is the view taken Of
the two laws passed last winter by
some of the state officials, notably
State Auditor Dunn, and that is why
Prof. McDougall, of the university, has
not been reimbursed by the state for
an expenditure of $277.10, which he
made for a junket to Jamaica, and
which was sent into the state treasury
with the May budget Of the university.
Prof. McDougall is part Of the de-
partment of botany at the "U," and in
accordance with a decision reached by
a meeting of botanists a few years ago
in one of the European capitals, he
of olNo,. To
maica to assist in the preparation of
a green house for the propagation of
vegetable growths, which could not be
cultivated in the higher ATTITUDES
whether it be in the boulevards of Bou-
logne-surMer or in the grass plats
along Summit avenue. Mr.. McDougall
sent in a beautifully itemized bill OF
his expenses, including kilograms,
sleeping car berths, and grub in ia
maica. But he did not get the cash
The budget in which that bill came
was cut at the state house by just the
sum Of Mr.. McDougalls bill. 1t seems
that some one in the state house raised
the point that a green house in Jamaica
would be of very little prac-
teal value to students, who were I'M
able to draw on the state for the SPIT .1(
required to enjoy a trip thereto. Ac-
cordingly, Auditor Dunn wrote to the
registrar of the university asking an
explanation of the bill. The explana-
ton of the charge was substantially the
story of the botanists related above
except that in the correspondence of
this higher education establishment,
To a i(.o iC a f.
ened the name a little, but 1t did not
shorten the distance Or lessen the eX-
pense so the blue pencil went through
the item and Treasurer Koerner did
not pay the coin.
Prof. McDougalps vacation expenses
will be cut $277.10, presumably, to make
up for the JAMAICAN" junket.
Other items IN the recent budgets
were cut at the capitol. One of these
blue pencil cuts was made in the budget
sent in by Secretary Bracken for the
state board Of health, and consisted OF
a number of items of expense for SER
vices rendered by M. H. Reynolds, the
horse doctor, who was last winter ap-
pointed by Gov. Clough as a member
of the board, succeeding the veteran
secretary and sanitarian, DR.. G. N.
Hewitt, of Red Wing. When Mr.. Rey-
nolds was appointed-the medical men
OiI the pOdIu OUJeCI 10 Tie dppelldLlOn
of Dr.-he was state veterinarian on
the teaching staff of the state school
of agriculture, which, as is we'll known
is a department of the state university
AS such, Mr.. Reynolds was receiving
an annual salary of $1,650 on the uni
Versity pay roll. He still is state veter-
marian and he still receives it. If. the
board Of health budget had been ap-
proved as sent in, he would have re-
cieved much more, but the elimination
OF the Reynolds expense items cut the
Veterinarian down to his regular salary
The G l o b e has already had occa-
sion to refer to other Implications OF
payments made to the members Of the
state board Of health, and, in spite OF
recent publications to the contrary. ii
appears that instead of donating por-
tions of their salaries to the state, Drs
| Bracken and Wesbrook, both Of whom
are members of the state board, are
! receiving two salaries each from the