Senate roll call 62 · 16th Congress · May 9, 1820
To posptone consideration of the bill authorizing the appointment of commissioners to examine the country between the sandusky and miami bays of lake erie. (p.
On May 9, 1820, the Senate voted 12–20. Result: failed. By party: Others 12–20.
During the 16th Congress (1819–1820), James Monroe was president.
- Yes
- 12
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- May 9, 1820
By party
- Others12 yes · 20 no · 19 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Williams Walker O-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King O-AL
- Thomas Hill Williams O-MS
- Walter Leake O-MS
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- David Lawrence Morril O-NH
- John Gaillard O-SC
- William Smith O-SC
- John Henry Eaton O-TN
- James Barbour O-VA
- James Pleasants O-VA
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- James Lanman O-CT
- Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
- Outerbridge Horsey O-DE
- Jesse Burgess Thomas O-IL
- Waller Taylor O-IN
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- James Brown O-LA
- Prentiss Mellen O-MA
- Edward Lloyd O-MD
- John Fabyan Parrott O-NH
- James Jefferson Wilson O-NJ
- Mahlon Dickerson O-NJ
- Nathan Sanford O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- William Allen Trimble O-OH
- Jonathan Roberts O-PA
- Walter Lowrie O-PA
- James Burrill Jr. O-RI
- William Hunter O-RI
Did not vote
- Nicholas Van Dyke O-DE
- Freeman Walker O-GA
- John Elliott O-GA
- Ninian Edwards O-IL
- James Noble O-IN
- Isham Talbot O-KY
- Richard Mentor Johnson O-KY
- William Logan O-KY
- Elijah Hunt Mills O-MA
- Harrison Gray Otis O-MA
- William Pinkney O-MD
- John Chandler O-ME
- John Holmes O-ME
- David Holmes O-MS
- Montfort Stokes O-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Williams O-TN
- William Adams Palmer O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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