Senate roll call 31 · 4th Congress · Apr 1, 1796
To postpone the consideration of the nomination of henry knox and others as commissioners on the part of the United States to fix certain boundaries between the
On Apr 1, 1796, the Senate voted 6–15. Result: failed. By party: Others 6–15.
During the 4th Congress (1795–1796), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 6
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Apr 1, 1796
By party
- Others6 yes · 15 no · 22 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Brown O-KY
- Alexander Martin O-NC
- Timothy Bloodworth O-NC
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- Henry Tazewell O-VA
- Stevens Thomson Mason O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Jonathan Trumbull Jr. O-CT
- Henry Latimer O-DE
- James Gunn O-GA
- Humphrey Marshall O-KY
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- George Cabot O-MA
- John Henry O-MD
- Samuel Livermore O-NH
- Rufus King O-NY
- James Ross O-PA
- William Bingham O-PA
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- William Bradford O-RI
- Jacob Read O-SC
- Elijah Paine O-VT
Did not vote
- James Hillhouse O-CT
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- Uriah Tracy O-CT
- John Vining O-DE
- George Walton O-GA
- James Jackson O-GA
- Josiah Tattnall O-GA
- Benjamin Goodhue O-MA
- Theodore Sedgwick O-MA
- John Eager Howard O-MD
- Richard Potts O-MD
- John Langdon O-NH
- Frederick Frelinghuysen O-NJ
- John Rutherfurd O-NJ
- Richard Stockton O-NJ
- Aaron Burr O-NY
- John Laurance O-NY
- John Hunter O-SC
- William Blount O-TN
- William Cocke O-TN
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
- Moses Robinson O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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