Democrats in the General Assembly were outraged. When the 1930 legislative session convened, they immediately passed a bill that stripped Sampson of his power to appoint a highway commissioner, giving it to a three-person commission, composed of the governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general.
The Democrats in the General Assembly were outraged by Sampson's actions. At the start of the 1930 legislative session, they enacted a bill that removed Sampson's authority to appoint a highway commissioner, giving it to a three-person commission consisting of the governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general.