Senate roll call 45 · 12th Congress · Apr 2, 1812
To suspend the twelth rule of the Senate relative to conducting business, said rule providing that three readings of a bill be on three separate days, made duri
On Apr 2, 1812, the Senate voted 20–12. Result: passed. By party: Others 20–12.
During the 12th Congress (1811–1812), James Madison was president.
- Yes
- 20
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Apr 2, 1812
By party
- Others20 yes · 12 no · 5 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Charles Tait O-GA
- William Harris Crawford O-GA
- George Mortimer Bibb O-KY
- John Pope O-KY
- Joseph Bradley Varnum O-MA
- Samuel Smith O-MD
- James Turner O-NC
- Jesse Franklin O-NC
- Charles Cutts O-NH
- John Condit O-NJ
- John Smith O-NY
- Thomas Worthington O-OH
- Michael Leib O-PA
- Jeremiah Brown Howell O-RI
- John Gaillard O-SC
- John Taylor O-SC
- George Washington Campbell O-TN
- Joseph Inslee Anderson O-TN
- William Branch Giles O-VA
- Jonathan Robinson O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Chauncey Goodrich O-CT
- Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Sr. O-DE
- Outerbridge Horsey O-DE
- James Lloyd O-MA
- Philip Reed O-MD
- Nicholas Gilman O-NH
- John Lambert O-NJ
- Obadiah German O-NY
- Andrew Gregg O-PA
- William Hunter O-RI
- Stephen Row Bradley O-VT
Did not vote
- Allan Bowie Magruder O-LA
- James Brown O-LA
- Thomas Posey O-LA
- Alexander Campbell O-OH
- Richard Brent O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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