Senate roll call 25 · 2nd Congress · Mar 6, 1792
To amend H.R. 179, so as to reduce the number of representatives by fifteen.
On Mar 6, 1792, the Senate voted 11–16. Result: failed. By party: Others 11–16.
During the 2nd Congress (1791–1792), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 11
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Mar 6, 1792
By party
- Others11 yes · 16 no · 4 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- Roger Sherman O-CT
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- George Cabot O-MA
- John Langdon O-NH
- Paine Wingate O-NH
- John Rutherfurd O-NJ
- Rufus King O-NY
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- Moses Robinson O-VT
- Stephen Row Bradley O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- George Read O-DE
- Richard Bassett O-DE
- James Gunn O-GA
- William Few O-GA
- Charles (of Carrollton) Carroll O-MD
- John Henry O-MD
- Benjamin Hawkins O-NC
- Samuel Johnston O-NC
- Philemon Dickinson O-NJ
- Aaron Burr O-NY
- Robert Morris O-PA
- Joseph Stanton Jr. O-RI
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- Ralph Izard O-SC
- James Monroe O-VA
- Richard Henry Lee O-VA
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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