. History of the state of New York, political and governmental;. lt of which the State Senate became almostunanimously Federalist. The Twentieth Legislature met, according to the pre-scription of its predecessor, at New York on November1, 1796, and Gulian Verplanck, of that city, was chosenSpeaker of the Assembly. Jays opening speech waschiefly devoted to a most eloquent and sympathetic com-mentary upon Washingtons Farewell Address, whichwas then communicated to the Legislature and wasrecorded in full in the journal of each house. Heannounced that the city of New York had generouslygiven Bedlo
. History of the state of New York, political and governmental;. lt of which the State Senate became almostunanimously Federalist. The Twentieth Legislature met, according to the pre-scription of its predecessor, at New York on November1, 1796, and Gulian Verplanck, of that city, was chosenSpeaker of the Assembly. Jays opening speech waschiefly devoted to a most eloquent and sympathetic com-mentary upon Washingtons Farewell Address, whichwas then communicated to the Legislature and wasrecorded in full in the journal of each house. Heannounced that the city of New York had generouslygiven Bedlows Island to the State for quarantine pur-poses, in consequence of which the Legislature madefurther enactments for the protection of health. Hecalled attention to the need of better management of thefiscal accounts of the State, and in response the Legis-lature on February 17, 1797, created the office of StateComptroller. His recommendation of further highwayimprovements led to the enactment of a general High-way law on March 21, 1797. He announced that Rufus. Rufus KlXG Rufus King, United States senator; born at Scarboro, Mass.,March 24, 1755; lawyer; served in revolutionary war; memberof Massachusetts legislature, 1782; delegate from Mass-achusetts to continental congress, 1784-87; United Statessenator from Julv 10, 1789 to May 18, 1796 when he resigned;minister to Great Britain, 1796-1803; defeated candidate forvice-president, 1804; again United States senator 1813-25; de-feated for governor 1815 and for United States president in1816- again minister to Great Britain, 1825-26; died inJamacia, L. I, April 29, 1827. 1796] JOHN JAY 161 King, United States Senator, had accepted appointmentas Minister to England, and that a successor shouldtherefore be chosen for his vacated seat; whereupon theLegislature elected John Lawrence, the local UnitedStates District Judge, a Federalist and a man of fineability, a close friend of Washington, and Judge Advo-cate of the court that tried J
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