The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-09
Approves Measure and Later Sends In His Veto on Bill, Which House De-
 clined to Accept.
Oldest and Strongest Political Friends In State Bitterly Denounce Governor For His Action, And Report Is Current That Effort May
 Be Made Today to Pass Bill Over Veto.

i home he sent his veto message Co the house of representatives
 Later it is alleged, Governor Hays said he did not sign the bilI That re-
 port called down upon his head strong statements from the men who were with him when he signed the bill the first and second time. One statement issued tonight by Captain
 Rice a longtime friend and adviser Of l Governor Hays is especially bitter. 1 and Captain Rice passed the lie to tho chief executive, it is reported in the
 interview he gave to a local paper.
 The news of the governors action
 created the greatest sensation in Lit. tie Rock. Members of the general as. sembly were stunned and noup.used. ! Those who had been his friends con 1 demned him. Those who had fought
 against the passage of the bill de nounced the governors action as "spneles-.' lie had set a precedent. the like of which had never before
 been heard of in the history of Arkan.
 sas, and he had succeeded in startling
 the state as no other governor had
 done in years
 The house received the eoyernor's | message announcing his veto at 9t1U 1 tonight Representative Dowdv moved 1 that it be not considered, claiming 1 that ;he time had apsed and that the l bill had become a law because tAe | governor had not signed the measure before the five days were passed The aouse adopted the DoWdy motion and | the jounl. Of tlat boty so ra.1 is | Che action ci the house Speaker Saw. 1 }or aau'unoed that the bill hal 5e. i com a law.
 In c'1' eHation with Douglas Hotl. kiss of thc Hot Springs Sentinel 1 Record, Senators Joau Ike Mooje art | J. M Frtrel both Of whom have gcel lioutcna 1t governors and the at.r
 governor ot the state, declared hlt the poe,uon taken by the house Was l a co~rc>l q ,.
 WheL Governor Hays learned that tha hcgsc had declined to ac p' his veto o~ give it any consideration se
 announced hat he had vetoed the iI
 e' lock- t2Eas lhie means. r,uds ! O. the 0ll assert to snow his an. ! taoou,sm jo tine meas IF. aaI ..,s w.r|
 iiasuc-S tc do everything to 1~->rt| i fl 1ocCmipg a law. There a.ra mcq, I 1o1 ever r''h the governor w'u r.jel|
 ae tame tt the eoyeiaj- sa,t s.l1od 'Fr h'I. and they st1 e lt1t l. s
 arreCal N1s first given to tte meas , lrc d, 70 clock This ,7,. in eDtt
 of t9e fact that Governor ila<s ou-I ucmced he lever signed tJ3 G. Tonieht lothing is talk ot .i,o| i fine acuoh of GoNeluor Iiu., "h.I frond, ot tLe bill are iucel,aJ .t s,e governor as never before. F.. \ ;p-I 1 prostate he fact that thosa MD sup.I ! ported tho blI aided him in a1st 5o'itl
 cal battles and that it is no seceet mI 1 Little Rock and especially round the ! state house. that had the very men 1 who secured the passage Of the hiu| | not come to the assistance Of Gov ! ernor Hays much legislation taat he | desired would never have been paese. and certain b,lls the governor lce'ed l iuimical to the best interests of his
 administration would have become
 law in spite of him. It was these mau who passed the State Fair bill who
 came to the governors rescue and it
 was these men his closest polit cal ! friends he "double-crossed' today
 No better evidence that Governor
 Hays had approved the bill could be
 found than in an examination of that
 measure, for there Is proof ample that 1 executive approval had been given the
 measure. The bill carried the gov ! ernor's signature and followed the
 word "disapproved The prefix dis
 had been entered twice, one entry beig scratched and the other written
 above. Representative BoreX also
 raised point that may become factor should the bin be contested T
 the courts, and that is that bills that
 are vetoed do not bear the governors ] signature.
 Speaker Sawyer stated tonight that he does not believe that the bin had
 been legally vetoed and that, if neces-
 sary, very stubborn legal fight
 would follow. It was also announced CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN.