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CASE IS TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT Court Proceedings Ended for Time Being in Suit to Establish Status of Arkansas Racing Bill Little Rock Ark April 8 Governor Hays under crossexamination by United States Senator James 1 Clarke attorney for the plaintiffs in the suit to de ¬ termine the status of the Sawyer Racing Commis ¬ sion bill admitted that during the legislative scssioa lie had threatened to veto the racing bill if legisla ¬ tive measures which he favoieii were not enacted J he governor testified he had never intended to sigi the racing bill but deemed it inadvisable to allow this intention to become known knownWhen When Gov George W Hays placed his signature upon the Sawyer racing bill that bill became a law according to Tinted States Senator James 1 Clarke attorney for the Arkansas State Fair association in the mandamus action argued in the Pulaski Cir ¬ cuit court today to compel Secretarv of State Karl W Hodges U publish the bill with other legislative acts of thi general assembly just concluded The jiowcr to disapprove a bill after it has been signed rests only with the courts he declared and Gov ¬ ernor Hays in reconsidering his approval encroached iionihe province of the judiciary and hence his action was unconstitutional unconstitutionalThe The attorneygeneral appearing for the secretary of state made no arguments Judge Guy Fulk be ¬ fore whom the casa was heard took the matter under advisement
