Senate roll call 2 · 2nd Congress · Dec 7, 1791
To amend H.R. 147, to provide that after march, 1793, the house shall be composed of members chosen by the people in the ratio of one for every 33,000.
On Dec 7, 1791, the Senate voted 11–13. Result: failed. By party: Others 11–13.
During the 2nd Congress (1791–1792), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 11
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Dec 7, 1791
By party
- Others11 yes · 13 no · 7 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- Roger Sherman O-CT
- George Read O-DE
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- George Cabot O-MA
- John Langdon O-NH
- Paine Wingate O-NH
- John Rutherfurd O-NJ
- Joseph Stanton Jr. O-RI
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- Moses Robinson O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- James Gunn O-GA
- William Few O-GA
- John Henry O-MD
- Benjamin Hawkins O-NC
- Samuel Johnston O-NC
- Philemon Dickinson O-NJ
- Aaron Burr O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- Robert Morris O-PA
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- Ralph Izard O-SC
- James Monroe O-VA
- Stephen Row Bradley O-VT
Did not vote
- Richard Bassett O-DE
- John Brown O-KY
- John Edwards O-KY
- Charles (of Carrollton) Carroll O-MD
- Richard Potts O-MD
- John Taylor O-VA
- Richard Henry Lee O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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