Senate roll call 77 · 17th Congress · Feb 20, 1823
To consent to the appointment of william rector to be surveyor of the public lands in the states of illinois, missouri, and the territory of arkansas.
On Feb 20, 1823, the Senate voted 34–4. Result: passed. By party: Others 34–4.
During the 17th Congress (1821–1822), James Monroe was president.
- Yes
- 34
- No
- 4
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Feb 20, 1823
By party
- Others34 yes · 4 no · 14 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Kelly O-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King O-AL
- James Lanman O-CT
- Nicholas Van Dyke O-DE
- Nicholas Ware 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
- Elijah Hunt Mills O-MA
- Edward Lloyd O-MD
- Samuel Smith O-MD
- John Holmes O-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton O-MO
- David Holmes O-MS
- Thomas Hill Williams O-MS
- Montfort Stokes O-NC
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- John Fabyan Parrott O-NH
- Mahlon Dickerson O-NJ
- Martin Van Buren O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- Ethan Allen Brown O-OH
- Walter Lowrie O-PA
- William Findlay O-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Gaillard O-SC
- John Henry Eaton O-TN
- John Williams O-TN
- John Taylor O-VA
- Horatio Seymour O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Elijah Boardman O-CT
- John Chandler O-ME
- David Barton O-MO
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
Did not vote
- John Williams Walker O-AL
- Caesar Augustus Rodney O-DE
- John Elliott O-GA
- James Noble O-IN
- James Brown O-LA
- Harrison Gray Otis O-MA
- James Lloyd O-MA
- William Pinkney O-MD
- David Lawrence Morril O-NH
- James De Wolf O-RI
- William Smith O-SC
- James Barbour O-VA
- James Pleasants O-VA
- William Adams Palmer O-VT
Other votes
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