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The Governor Threatens to Veto University Bill. WANTS IT ONE FIFTH MILL Sent His Message In This Afternoon. Appropriations Increased Five Million He Wants to Cut University Off $46,000--Its Only an Educational Institution Anyway. Lansing, Mich., June 1,- (Special to Daily Argus)- The governor's threatened message recommending recall of university measure and the reduction of the tax from one-fourth to one-fifth of a mill was sent to the legislature this afternoon. He assigned the same reasons that he did in yesterday's messages, relating to the Jackson prison and the Agricultural college. BRITTON. Lansing, Mich. , May 31. - Governor Pingree has become alarmed on account of lavish appropriations of the present legislature and -will send a message to both houses asking them to call for the return of appropriation bills which have been passed. The governor suggested that the appropriations be greatly reduced and threatened to interpose a veto unless the reductions as suggested are made. The total appropriations of the legislature for the next two years would he says would be over $9,000,000, which is $5,000,000 in excess of the appropriations for the past two years. The message also recommends that steps be taken to provide for the taxation of property which is now escaping altogether. Lansing, Mich., June 1. - (Special) - Another appropriation message is being prepared in the governor's office this morning. It will request the recall of the university and central normal school appropriation bills. The governor desires the former reduced from one-fourth to one-fifth of a mill, making a reduction of about $46,000 a year. The normal school bill provides for building two wings on the present building. The governor recommends that this be cut in two, and only one wing be provided for now. What the governor is trying to do more than really to reduce the U. of M. income, is to use this measure as a club to bring about his railroad legislation. He wishes in this way to get a corporation taxation measure passed in place of the Atkinson measure. - Editor. SAYS IT'LL BE SIGNED. In an interview with William Judson, be stated to the Daily Argus: "As far as the governor is concerned he would like to see the fourth-mill bill become a law, but he would, also, like to see this increased appropriation paid by the corporations which are now not taxed. That is all, and I think it will come out all right. " WRITTEN EARLIER. The Lansing correspondent of the Detroit Free Press in speaking of Gov. Pingree's suddenly expressed desire for economy says: "He also bad a talk with Senator Ward regarding the measure giving the university a tax of one-fourth of a mill instead of one-sixth of a mill and intimated that it would be desirable to have the bill recalled and the time for giving it effect changed, so that the additional tax will not have to be collected for at least a year or perhaps two years. This would make a saving of $135,000." If the governor's desire is carried out the university would be starved out for a year or possibly two years, as the bill repeals the one-sixth mill tax. The saving the governor would make on his bill would be only about one fortieth of what he puts the increase in appropriations at.