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i him the chief legal adviser to the State government, irre-
spective of the branch which sought his advice and opinion,
''\ and I felt that this was vital, because in the executive
\ we have very few who speak for the people, and I felt that
, this officer was an officer who spoke for me, the average
,i voter. I feel that it is vital to us to recall an admoni-
'i tion that was given to housewives many years ago, women
' being anxious to houseclean and to institute efficiency in
their homes, and I may say you can use efficiency in house-
cleaning now. We were advised, wisely, be careful not to
' throw out the baby with the bath water.
' I suggest we rerrenber "-his admonition now.
There is housecleaning to do in the executive branch, but
not in the office of the attorney general. He is not
part of the executive branch. He has never been part of
the executive branch. He has always been an independent
officer, not in competition with, but an adjunct to all
branches of the State government, and I think this is the
i departure that the minority has from the malority. That
Delegate Bamberger has difficulty assessing the responsi
bilities of the attorney general, I aree. I do not have