 Desha vetoed the bill, and scolded the legislators for passing a blatantly partisan bill as opposed to a compromise measure.The General Assembly overrode Desha's veto on January 1, 1827.In a conciliatory move, the Senate confirmed Desha's appointment of George M. Bibb, a New Court partisan, to a position on the re-empowered Old Court after John Boyle resigned to accept a federal judgeship in November 1826.