COMMITTEE ON THE EXECUTIVE, MILITIA AND CIVIL OFFICERS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
STATE OF NEW JERSEY CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1947
COMMITTEE ON THE EXECUTIVE, MILITIA AND CIVIL OFFICERS
Wednesday, July 2, 1947
(Morning session)
(The session began at 10:30 A.M.)
PRESENT: Barus, Eggers, Hansen, Miller, S., Jr., Smith, J. S., Van Alstyne and Walton.
Chairman David Van Alstyne, Jr., presided.
CHAIRMAN DAVID VAN ALSTYNE, JR: I am sorry that the Executive Committee does not have the sound track device because I would like to have this on the sound track. The stenographer will take it down.
General Barlow and General Powell, thank you very much for coming here to talk to our Committee. We are very anxious to get your point of view with respect to what changes, if any, you feel should be made in the Militia Section of the present Constitution. Which one of you would like to begin?
MR. CLIFFORD R. POWELL: I don’t think it makes any difference.
CHAIRMAN: Let’s make it by alphabet.
MR. STEPHEN H. BARLOW: I am very happy indeed to be here. As I explained in my letter to you, I don’t know whether you would like to put the letter and my remarks –
CHAIRMAN: The letter has already been read and made a part of the minutes of this Committee.
MR. BARLOW: I have nothing to elaborate upon other than what I said in the letter. I think if there are any questions, anything the Committee has in mind, I would be happy to try to answer it. I have a copy of the letter here.
CHAIRMAN: We have it.
MR. FRANK H. EGGERS: General Bowers testified here that the military should be under the Adjutant-General, and that would include the naval militia. Do you agree the naval militia should be separate, with a naval man as head?
MR. BARLOW: As far as the naval militia in the State is concerned, the same set-up for the naval militia prevails as for the National Guard. The senior officer is the officer in command and responsible for the training. The Adjutant-General of the State is the military secretary and takes care of the correspondence and
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