Senate roll call 75 · 4th Congress · Feb 20, 1797
To amend the house bill to amend an act to ascertain and fix the military establishment of the United States, by striking out all reference to light dragoons.
On Feb 20, 1797, the Senate voted 15–17. Result: failed. By party: Others 15–17.
During the 4th Congress (1795–1796), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 15
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Feb 20, 1797
By party
- Others15 yes · 17 no · 11 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Hillhouse O-CT
- Uriah Tracy O-CT
- Henry Latimer O-DE
- John Vining O-DE
- Humphrey Marshall O-KY
- Benjamin Goodhue O-MA
- Theodore Sedgwick O-MA
- John Rutherfurd O-NJ
- Richard Stockton O-NJ
- John Laurance O-NY
- James Ross O-PA
- William Bingham O-PA
- Jacob Read O-SC
- Elijah Paine O-VT
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- James Gunn O-GA
- Josiah Tattnall O-GA
- John Brown O-KY
- John Eager Howard O-MD
- John Henry O-MD
- Alexander Martin O-NC
- Timothy Bloodworth O-NC
- John Langdon O-NH
- Samuel Livermore O-NH
- Aaron Burr O-NY
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- William Bradford O-RI
- John Hunter O-SC
- William Blount O-TN
- William Cocke O-TN
- Henry Tazewell O-VA
- Stevens Thomson Mason O-VA
Did not vote
- Jonathan Trumbull Jr. O-CT
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- George Walton O-GA
- James Jackson O-GA
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- George Cabot O-MA
- Richard Potts O-MD
- Frederick Frelinghuysen O-NJ
- Rufus King O-NY
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- Moses Robinson O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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