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either the Constitution or the General Laws of the State.

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I think it is fair to state that as of the

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present time, there has been no definitive judgment on

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this vital question by the Commission. Certainly, there

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has been none by the Committee on State Finance and

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Taxation, so what we are here today to talk about is

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whether or not there should be a department recognized

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in the Constitution which would have the duty of, or

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obligation of gathering in the money or perhaps paying

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it out on warrants stated through the statute laws or

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otherwise, and just what function this office should play.

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I should say one or two other things which

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1 think you ought to know. There has been some discus-

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sion that the constitutional office of Comptroller and

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State Treasurer should no longer be retained in the basic

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document. I don't think this is exactly news to you be-

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cause it has been reported in the press . The reasons for

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this are not necessary to go into now, but I think it is

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fair to say, and I again want to repeat, that as far as

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our Committee is concerned, this is not a definitive

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judgment and one which, we all have very opsn minds on,