yond the time fixed for its next regular meeting. Nor can he be compelled to call an extra session if he is personally unwilling to do so. No Governor of Iowa has as yet been called upon to exercise the power of adjourning the Legislature.
Veto Power.The implicit faith of the fathers of American government in a legislative assembly elected by the people and their distrust of executive power have been reversed. Sometimes Legislatures are corrupt; sometimes they lack wisdom; and frequently they show a tendency to extravagance. Experience has, therefore, taught us that we need have little fear of the Governor. Indeed, we have learned to look to him to safeguard the people's rights as against the Legislature. The Governor of Iowa is charged with the duty of signing all bills of which he approves. If he does not approve a bill, we say he vetoes it, that is, he returns it with his objections to the house where it originated. The chief value of this return is to give members of the General Assembly new light on the subject and to call public attention to the bill vetoed. The method of passing bills over the Governor's veto has been explained above in Chapter VI.
Appointing Power.The only power of appointment given to the Governor of Iowa by the Constitution empowers him to fill all vacancies where no provisions are made in the Constitution or laws for filling such vacancy; but appointments so made cannot extend beyond the next session of the General Assembly or the next general election.
