message the Governor reviews the condition of the State, submits a budget, and recommends such matters as he may deem expedient. It has been the custom for Governors to have their messages in printed form laid upon the desks of members of the General Assembly, and this custom prevails in many other States. Owing to the fact that a large part of the members do not take the time to read such communications carefully, recent Governors have read their messages in person before the two houses in joint session and have thus been able to center the attention of the legislators upon subjects deemed to be of importance. It is through the Governor's power of recommendation that he sometimes becomes the champion of popular political movements and often attains a national reputation, getting most of the credit for the good accomplished through new legislation.
Power of Convening, Adjourning, and Dissolving the Assembly.The experience of our forefathers with executive power led them to believe it to be dangerous to the State to vest in the Governor power to dissolve a Legislature elected by the people. It is easy to provide for the convening of the Legislature; but, unless its sittings are confined to a limited number of days, there is always danger that the two houses may be unable to agree upon the time of adjournment. The Governor of Iowa may call the Assembly in extra session at any time; but it is only in cases of actual disagreement between the two houses as to the time of adjournment that he is empowered to adjourn the Assembly. In no case can he adjourn the Assembly be-
