Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-09
Hays, Worried and Harass- eJ, Changes Mind Dozen
 Times in Two Hours.
HOUSE REFUSES TO
 ACCEPT VETO NOTE
Members of Lower Body Declare Measure Became Law Saturday Night Without Governors Sigma.
 Continue Capitol Tax.

Little Rock. March Ex-Governor Hays tonight vetoed tie Hot Springs racing bill.
 The governor sent his veto with message to the house, and it was re- fused, the house claiming the bill be- came law Saturday night.
 After conferrnS with his friends this afternoon. Governor Hays signed the racing bill but later he changed his mind and vetoed if, sending it to the house with a message saying he could not approve of it.
 | The following well-known citizens , were present in the governors office this afternoon, and made affidavit ;'- night that they saw Governor Hays sign the racing bill. which he later vetoed:
 Capt. R. R. Wright, Warner; George R. Bedding, Hot Springs; Frank Kit chens. Helena; Judge F. A. Rolfe, Hot Springs; J. A. Bradsher, member of the state penitentiarfy board.
 The governor signed the racing bill
 a few minutes after o'clock, ana sent it to the secretary of sta+e. liz
 was besieged by advocates and oppon-
 cnts of the measure, and proDaDly changed his mind dozen time In two
 hours. Shortly after sending the measure with his signature to the Isecretary of state. he recovered the hill and went to his home. The gov ernor showed he was laboring under fa great strain. His was the appear } ance of a worried and harlssed man.
 and he was not relieved to find about I25 people waiting him at home. Here
 he wrote out his veto message, Whlcn 7 the house refused 10 ,ccept when IL ] was presented at S:30 tonight. , Some attorneys claim that as soon , as a governor signs measure It ls :, law and he cannot recall. hls sigma
 ture. This point, however, YVES not
 discussed in the house. Tnat body re- fused to receive the veto measure
 claiming the measure became Ia"
 Saturday. by reason of the governor
 having failed to act within the time
 allotted. t-
 Assessing Bill Dead. The house. by vote or 4" to 11' ue-
 feated a bill by MT. Dowdy and oth- CTS to make changes in the tune ana
 manner of assessing property 1he
 bill would also have abcilshea tnt'
 boards of equalization and supsutut-
 ed a board composed G justices or fine peace in each township.
 The house adopted a resolution oy
 Messrs. Dowdy, Sawyer and Alexan-
 der. memorializing the United States department of education and the de- , pa rtment of agriculture to deslgnate member of each department, wno' !: acting with the state board of educa-
 ton. shall constitute special com mission to unify the educational sys- tenn of the state.
 The house in committee Of the whole made a number of changes III the state capitol appropriation Dlli. : The salary of the first engineer was reduced from $13O to $125 per month.
 and of the assistant engineer rom
 s100 to s75 per month. An item pro yiding for 15 janitors for 20 months , at s35 per month eAcn amounting to } s13,125, was amended to provide TOT : the use of convicts, but fight was l made upon this amendment and tne f item was restored by vote of ll to F 69 The bill carries total or S'o'oo0, , and continues the capitol levy or l-o p,i1l