Show AN INTERESTING QUESTION Bight of Washington Governor to Veto Part of a Bill OlympIa Wash Jan 20 Several bills vetoed by Gov Itogcrs after tho session of tho Legislature had adjourned two years ago aro lo como before the IToiiso tomorrow and theIr eoimslderatlon will 1 probably raise nit interesting constitutional constitu-tional point Tho Governor segregated ono of lie bills in question and vetoed a CMtnln section of It whllo giving LImo other Hcctlons his approval The bill was an educational ono It IB claimed that under the Constitution Constitu-tion the Governor must either veto or sign a bill In Its entirety the only other alternative being to lot It become a law without his signature It Is contended that IIP has no authority to veto one section sec-tion und aiiprovo another Thu Governor claims the right to do as he did bv virtue of an opinion rendered In ISO by Assistant AttorneyGeneral Vance fho held that section 12 of urtlclo 3 of thin Constitution conferred such power pow-er on tIn Governor Time question la an Interesting ono and may provoke considerable discussion Tho right of tho Governor to veto certuln Items In appropriation bills whllo approving ap-proving others Is not questioned Time I veto In question In also likely to provoko a dlectisalon on the school book matter Tho veto was aimed at a section of time I bill providing for uniformity In high Hohoril text books but tim bill itself la a t I codification of tim school laws |