Senate roll call 16 · 2nd Congress · Feb 17, 1792
To adopt the second section of H.R. 162 which would raise three additional infantry regiments until peace is declared with the indian tribes.
On Feb 17, 1792, the Senate voted 15–12. Result: passed. By party: Others 15–12.
During the 2nd Congress (1791–1792), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 15
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Feb 17, 1792
By party
- Others15 yes · 12 no · 4 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- George Read O-DE
- Richard Bassett O-DE
- George Cabot O-MA
- Charles (of Carrollton) Carroll O-MD
- John Henry O-MD
- Benjamin Hawkins O-NC
- Samuel Johnston O-NC
- John Langdon O-NH
- John Rutherfurd O-NJ
- Philemon Dickinson O-NJ
- Aaron Burr O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- Robert Morris O-PA
- Ralph Izard O-SC
How each senator voted: No
- Roger Sherman O-CT
- James Gunn O-GA
- William Few O-GA
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- Paine Wingate O-NH
- Joseph Stanton Jr. O-RI
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- James Monroe O-VA
- Richard Henry Lee O-VA
- Moses Robinson O-VT
- Stephen Row Bradley O-VT
Did not vote
- John Brown O-KY
- John Edwards O-KY
- Richard Potts O-MD
- John Taylor O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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