Senate roll call 5 · 15th Congress · Jan 12, 1818
To amend the resolution amending the laws of the U.S. On the subject of african slave trade, by eliminating that part of resolution that seeks to prevent citi
On Jan 12, 1818, the Senate voted 16–17. Result: failed. By party: Others 16–17.
During the 15th Congress (1817–1818), James Monroe was president.
- Yes
- 16
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jan 12, 1818
By party
- Others16 yes · 17 no · 13 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Charles Tait O-GA
- George Michael Troup O-GA
- Waller Taylor O-IN
- Isham Talbot O-KY
- Eligius Fromentin O-LA
- Montfort Stokes O-NC
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- Clement Storer O-NH
- James Jefferson Wilson O-NJ
- Nathan Sanford O-NY
- Abner Lacock O-PA
- John Gaillard O-SC
- William Smith O-SC
- George Washington Campbell O-TN
- James Barbour O-VA
- John Wayles Eppes O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- David Daggett O-CT
- Nicholas Van Dyke O-DE
- Outerbridge Horsey O-DE
- James Noble O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Eli Porter Ashmun O-MA
- Robert Henry Goldsborough O-MD
- Walter Leake O-MS
- David Lawrence Morril O-NH
- Mahlon Dickerson O-NJ
- Rufus King O-NY
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- Jeremiah Morrow O-OH
- James Burrill Jr. O-RI
- William Hunter O-RI
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
- James Fisk O-VT
Did not vote
- Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
- John Forsyth O-GA
- Jesse Burgess Thomas O-IL
- Ninian Edwards O-IL
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Harrison Gray Otis O-MA
- Prentiss Mellen O-MA
- Alexander Contee Hanson O-MD
- Thomas Hill Williams O-MS
- Jonathan Roberts O-PA
- John Henry Eaton O-TN
- John Williams O-TN
- William Adams Palmer O-VT
Other votes
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