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DELEGATE SYBERT: They are officers of an en-
tirely different character, different functions and dif-
ferent character. The Minority submits that since for
one hundred sixteen years it has been found to work very
well to have an elected Comptroller as the watchdog of the
State's money, meaning the taxpayers' money, the Minority
does not feel that there is any reason for making a change.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Bennett.
DELEGATE BENNETT: One last question. You just
now said that the Comptroller should be in the Constitution
and his powers spelled out specifically. Would that in-
clude service on a Board of Public Works?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Sybert.
DELEGATE SYBERT: That is what the Minority pro-
poses, of course, but the ultimate result will depend on
what this Convention does with respect to the Board of
Public Works, I would say.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Henderson.
DELEGATE HENDERSON: Judge Sybert, I was rather
surprised, you referred to the quasi-judicial powers of
the Comptroller. That is in connection with his decision