Senate roll call 72 · 16th Congress · Dec 19, 1820
To postpone consideration of a resolution providing for the reduction of compensation of members of the Senate, the House Of Representatives and delegates from
On Dec 19, 1820, the Senate voted 16–20. Result: failed. By party: Others 16–20.
During the 16th Congress (1819–1820), James Monroe was president.
- Yes
- 16
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Dec 19, 1820
By party
- Others16 yes · 20 no · 15 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Freeman Walker O-GA
- Jesse Burgess Thomas O-IL
- Ninian Edwards O-IL
- James Noble O-IN
- Waller Taylor O-IN
- Isham Talbot O-KY
- Richard Mentor Johnson O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Elijah Hunt Mills O-MA
- John Chandler O-ME
- David Holmes O-MS
- David Lawrence Morril O-NH
- John Fabyan Parrott O-NH
- John Gaillard O-SC
- William Smith O-SC
- John Williams O-TN
How each senator voted: No
- John Williams Walker O-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King O-AL
- Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
- John Elliott O-GA
- John Holmes O-ME
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- 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
- John Henry Eaton O-TN
- James Pleasants O-VA
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
- William Adams Palmer O-VT
Did not vote
- James Lanman O-CT
- Nicholas Van Dyke O-DE
- Outerbridge Horsey O-DE
- William Logan O-KY
- James Brown O-LA
- Harrison Gray Otis O-MA
- Prentiss Mellen O-MA
- Edward Lloyd O-MD
- William Pinkney O-MD
- Thomas Hill Williams O-MS
- Walter Leake O-MS
- Montfort Stokes O-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- James Barbour O-VA
Other votes
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