Senate roll call 84 · 16th Congress · Feb 9, 1821
To postpone indefinitely consideration of S. 20, a bill which provides for a uniform system of bankruptcy.
On Feb 9, 1821, the Senate voted 9–32. Result: failed. By party: Others 9–32.
During the 16th Congress (1819–1820), James Monroe was president.
- Yes
- 9
- No
- 32
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- Feb 9, 1821
By party
- Others9 yes · 32 no · 10 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Williams Walker O-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King O-AL
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- David Lawrence Morril O-NH
- Jonathan Roberts O-PA
- William Smith O-SC
- John Henry Eaton O-TN
- James Barbour O-VA
- James Pleasants O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- James Lanman O-CT
- Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
- Nicholas Van Dyke O-DE
- Outerbridge Horsey O-DE
- John Elliott O-GA
- Jesse Burgess Thomas O-IL
- Ninian Edwards O-IL
- Waller Taylor O-IN
- Isham Talbot O-KY
- Richard Mentor Johnson O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- James Brown O-LA
- Elijah Hunt Mills O-MA
- Harrison Gray Otis O-MA
- Edward Lloyd O-MD
- William Pinkney O-MD
- John Chandler O-ME
- John Holmes O-ME
- David Holmes O-MS
- Thomas Hill Williams O-MS
- Montfort Stokes O-NC
- John Fabyan Parrott O-NH
- Mahlon Dickerson O-NJ
- Nathan Sanford O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- William Allen Trimble O-OH
- Walter Lowrie O-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Hunter O-RI
- John Gaillard O-SC
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
- William Adams Palmer O-VT
Did not vote
- Freeman Walker O-GA
- James Noble O-IN
- William Logan O-KY
- Prentiss Mellen O-MA
- Walter Leake O-MS
- James Jefferson Wilson O-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- James Burrill Jr. O-RI
- John Williams O-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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