Senate roll call 72 · 14th Congress · Apr 6, 1816
To pass the bill for the benefit of the widow and children of robert fulton to extend the life of the patent issued to him for the operation of steamboats. (p.
On Apr 6, 1816, the Senate voted 16–6. Result: passed. By party: Others 16–6.
During the 14th Congress (1815–1816), James Madison was president.
- Yes
- 16
- No
- 6
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Apr 6, 1816
By party
- Others16 yes · 6 no · 22 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Daggett O-CT
- Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
- Outerbridge Horsey O-DE
- Christopher Gore O-MA
- Robert Henry Goldsborough O-MD
- James Turner O-NC
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- John Condit O-NJ
- Nathan Sanford O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- Jeremiah Morrow O-OH
- Jonathan Roberts O-PA
- John Gaillard O-SC
- John Williams O-TN
- James Barbour O-VA
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Isham Talbot O-KY
- William Taylor Barry O-KY
- Joseph Bradley Varnum O-MA
- Thomas Weston Thompson O-NH
- James Jefferson Wilson O-NJ
- Abner Lacock O-PA
Did not vote
- William Hill Wells O-DE
- Charles Tait O-GA
- George Michael Troup O-GA
- William Wyatt Bibb O-GA
- James Noble O-IN
- Waller Taylor O-IN
- Martin D. Hardin O-KY
- Eligius Fromentin O-LA
- James Brown O-LA
- Eli Porter Ashmun O-MA
- Alexander Contee Hanson O-MD
- Robert Goodloe Harper O-MD
- Montfort Stokes O-NC
- Jeremiah Mason O-NH
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- Jeremiah Brown Howell O-RI
- William Hunter O-RI
- John Taylor O-SC
- William Smith O-SC
- George Washington Campbell O-TN
- Armistead Thomson Mason O-VA
- Dudley Chase O-VT
Other votes
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