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first of all, sir, do you think that the administration
of fiscal affairs is part of the executive power or not?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Sybert.
DELEGATE SYBERT: I didn't catch the last two
or three words that you said.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Byrnes.
DELEGATE BYRNES: Would you say that the ad-
ministration of the fiscal affairs of the State, are or are
not within the executive power that we have vested or
that it has been recommended that we vest in the Governor?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Sybert.
DELEGATE SYBERT: I think we have had virtually
the same situation in the present Constitution, but the
present Constitution has established a State Comptroller
one hundred fifteen or one hundred sixteen years ago, and
the Minority says that that arrangement has worked ovt
very well; and because of it, maybe, we haven't had any
scandal, fiscal scandals in the State. We think that sys-
tem should be continued because it proved its worth.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Byrnes.
DELEGATE BYRNES: I have this problem. Since