Senate roll call 5 · 2nd Congress · Dec 8, 1791
To amend H.R. 147 by striking the first section and inserting an amendment that would provide for 99 members and a ratio of 1 to 33,000. (vice pres. Voting in
On Dec 8, 1791, the Senate voted 12–12. Result: failed. By party: Others 12–12.
During the 2nd Congress (1791–1792), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 12
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Dec 8, 1791
By party
- Others12 yes · 12 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
- Stephen Row Bradley 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
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
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