Opinion of the Justices

To the Honorable Senate:

The undersigned justices of the supreme court make the following answers to your inquiries filed in this court on February 26, 1974, with reference to Senate bill 25, and procedures to be followed with respect to the appointment of a commissioner of health and welfare. If our answer is to be of assistance, time limitations prevent extensive review of considerations leading to the opinions here expressed. Your questions relate to matters with which Senate bill 25 is con*168cerned, and the bill is currently before you for consideration. We deem it a proper occasion for an…