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 upset with Sampson's actions regarding the appointment of a highway commissioner. They took action by passing a bill that transferred this power to a three-person commission composed of the governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general at the start of the 1930 legislative session.