Senate roll call 34 · 14th Congress · Feb 29, 1816
To order engrossment and third reading of the bill, providing for an amendment to the constitution by reducing the term of office of senators from six to three
On Feb 29, 1816, the Senate voted 7–24. Result: failed. By party: Others 7–24.
During the 14th Congress (1815–1816), James Madison was president.
- Yes
- 7
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Feb 29, 1816
By party
- Others7 yes · 24 no · 13 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Wyatt Bibb O-GA
- James Turner O-NC
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- Nathan Sanford O-NY
- Abner Lacock O-PA
- Jonathan Roberts O-PA
- John Taylor O-SC
How each senator voted: No
- David Daggett O-CT
- Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
- Outerbridge Horsey O-DE
- Charles Tait O-GA
- Isham Talbot O-KY
- William Taylor Barry O-KY
- Eligius Fromentin O-LA
- James Brown O-LA
- Joseph Bradley Varnum O-MA
- Robert Henry Goldsborough O-MD
- Jeremiah Mason O-NH
- Thomas Weston Thompson O-NH
- James Jefferson Wilson O-NJ
- John Condit O-NJ
- Rufus King O-NY
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- Jeremiah Morrow O-OH
- Jeremiah Brown Howell O-RI
- William Hunter O-RI
- John Gaillard O-SC
- George Washington Campbell O-TN
- John Williams O-TN
- Dudley Chase O-VT
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
Did not vote
- William Hill Wells O-DE
- George Michael Troup O-GA
- James Noble O-IN
- Waller Taylor O-IN
- Martin D. Hardin O-KY
- Christopher Gore O-MA
- Eli Porter Ashmun O-MA
- Alexander Contee Hanson O-MD
- Robert Goodloe Harper O-MD
- Montfort Stokes O-NC
- William Smith O-SC
- Armistead Thomson Mason O-VA
- James Barbour O-VA
Other votes
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