Senate roll call 178 · 14th Congress · Feb 27, 1817
To amend H.R. 29, by providing that the fund be apportioned and divided among the states according to the then existing rate of representation. (p. 186)
On Feb 27, 1817, the Senate voted 21–17. Result: passed. By party: Others 21–17.
During the 14th Congress (1815–1816), James Madison was president.
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Feb 27, 1817
By party
- Others21 yes · 17 no · 6 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Outerbridge Horsey O-DE
- William Hill Wells O-DE
- Charles Tait O-GA
- James Noble O-IN
- Waller Taylor O-IN
- Isham Talbot O-KY
- Eligius Fromentin O-LA
- James Brown O-LA
- Alexander Contee Hanson O-MD
- Robert Henry Goldsborough O-MD
- Montfort Stokes O-NC
- Jeremiah Mason O-NH
- Thomas Weston Thompson O-NH
- Nathan Sanford O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- Jeremiah Morrow O-OH
- Abner Lacock O-PA
- Jonathan Roberts O-PA
- Armistead Thomson Mason O-VA
- James Barbour O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- David Daggett O-CT
- Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
- George Michael Troup O-GA
- Martin D. Hardin O-KY
- Eli Porter Ashmun O-MA
- Joseph Bradley Varnum O-MA
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- James Jefferson Wilson O-NJ
- John Condit O-NJ
- Jeremiah Brown Howell O-RI
- William Hunter O-RI
- John Gaillard O-SC
- William Smith O-SC
- George Washington Campbell O-TN
- John Williams O-TN
- Dudley Chase O-VT
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
Did not vote
- William Wyatt Bibb O-GA
- William Taylor Barry O-KY
- Christopher Gore O-MA
- Robert Goodloe Harper O-MD
- James Turner O-NC
- John Taylor O-SC
Other votes
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