Senate roll call 27 · 20th Congress · Feb 29, 1828
To amend, in nature of a substitute, the resolution that the office of major general of the U.S. Army is unncessary in time of peace, and ought now be abolished
On Feb 29, 1828, the Senate voted 23–21. Result: passed. By party: Others 23–21.
During the 20th Congress (1827–1828), John Quincy Adams was president.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 9
- Date
- Feb 29, 1828
By party
- Others23 yes · 21 no · 9 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Calvin Willey O-CT
- Samuel Augustus Foot O-CT
- Henry Moore Ridgely O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Elias Kent Kane O-IL
- William Hendricks O-IN
- Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny O-LA
- Josiah Stoddard Johnston O-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Nathaniel Silsbee O-MA
- Ezekiel Forman Chambers O-MD
- David Barton O-MO
- Samuel Bell O-NH
- Ephraim Bateman O-NJ
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- William Henry Harrison O-OH
- Isaac Dutton Barnard O-PA
- William Marks O-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Robert Young Hayne O-SC
- Dudley Chase O-VT
- Horatio Seymour O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- John Mckinley O-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King O-AL
- Thomas Willis Cobb O-GA
- John Rowan O-KY
- Richard Mentor Johnson O-KY
- Samuel Smith O-MD
- Albion Keith Parris O-ME
- John Chandler O-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton O-MO
- Powhatan Ellis O-MS
- Thomas Hill Williams O-MS
- John Branch O-NC
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- Levi Woodbury O-NH
- Mahlon Dickerson O-NJ
- Nathan Sanford O-NY
- William Smith O-SC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- John Henry Eaton O-TN
- John Tyler O-VA
- Littleton Waller Tazewell O-VA
Did not vote
- Louis Mclane O-DE
- Oliver Hillhouse Prince O-GA
- Jesse Burgess Thomas O-IL
- James Noble O-IN
- John Holmes O-ME
- James Iredell O-NC
- Charles Edward Dudley O-NY
- Martin Van Buren O-NY
- Jacob Burnet O-OH
Other votes
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