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STATUS 0 BILL IN DOUBT ARKANSAS RACING COMMISSION MEASURE MAY OR MAY NOT BE A LAW Governor Hays First Approves Bill Then Withdraws WithdrawsHis His Signature Contention That Bill Became a aLaw Law Because Held Beyond Allotted Time Little Koek Ark March S The status of the Sawyer racing bill is in doubt following a day of sensational occurrences in connection with Governor George W Hays attitude towards the bill Late this afternoon the governor aflixed his signature to the bill Fifteen minutes later he recalled the scroll and erased his signature from the document The governor would give no explanation of his action and after pocketing the scroll departed for his home He refused to talk to newspaper men con ¬ cerning the reason for his action actionThe The governors actions have created a confusing situation In the opinion of legislators and lawyers The bill was delivered to him at 429 oclock last Tuesday afternoon Under the Arkansas law his signature or veto must be attached within five days from the date he receives a bill Five days not counting Sunday expired at 42 oclock this after ¬ noon Some claim the bill became a law without his signature at that time timeTiie Tiie governor maintained however that parts of days were not included in the constitutional pro ¬ vision and that the porioU during which lit might give his decision ends at midnight tonight Tremen ¬ dous pressure was brought to bear upon the execu ¬ tive this afternoon and when he approved the meas ¬ ure all was thought to be ended His recall of the signature lias left the friends of the measure up in the air airInformation Information was given out at the governors otlice later by clerks that a veto would be attached and the governor himself announced that he would make final disposition of the bill during the evening eveningThe The governor after erasing his signature from tun bill reiterated that he had until midnight to tak action Strong pressure was then renewed to induce him to sign the bill but he would give no intima ¬ tion of what he meant to do doThe The Senate committee appointed to investigate al ¬ leged bribes offered to senators while the bill was pending reportedVithout finding anything siiETciontly definite to substantiate the charges
