Senate roll call 30 · 15th Congress · Mar 2, 1818
To amend the bill regarding the transportation of persons of color for sale, or to be held to labor, by eliminating the 6th section which provides for a fine of
On Mar 2, 1818, the Senate voted 23–6. Result: passed. By party: Others 23–6.
During the 15th Congress (1817–1818), James Monroe was president.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 6
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Mar 2, 1818
By party
- Others23 yes · 6 no · 17 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Nicholas Van Dyke O-DE
- Charles Tait O-GA
- Waller Taylor O-IN
- Isham Talbot O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Eligius Fromentin O-LA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Harrison Gray Otis O-MA
- Thomas Hill Williams O-MS
- Walter Leake O-MS
- Montfort Stokes O-NC
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- Clement Storer O-NH
- David Lawrence Morril O-NH
- Nathan Sanford O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- William Hunter O-RI
- John Gaillard O-SC
- William Smith O-SC
- John Williams O-TN
- James Barbour O-VA
- John Wayles Eppes O-VA
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Outerbridge Horsey O-DE
- James Noble O-IN
- Robert Henry Goldsborough O-MD
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- Jonathan Roberts O-PA
- James Burrill Jr. O-RI
Did not vote
- David Daggett O-CT
- Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
- George Michael Troup O-GA
- John Forsyth O-GA
- Jesse Burgess Thomas O-IL
- Ninian Edwards O-IL
- Eli Porter Ashmun O-MA
- Prentiss Mellen O-MA
- Alexander Contee Hanson O-MD
- James Jefferson Wilson O-NJ
- Mahlon Dickerson O-NJ
- Jeremiah Morrow O-OH
- Abner Lacock O-PA
- George Washington Campbell O-TN
- John Henry Eaton O-TN
- James Fisk O-VT
- William Adams Palmer O-VT
Other votes
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