Senate roll call 163 · 14th Congress · Feb 17, 1817
To postpone until mar. 5, next the consideration of the s. Bill, respecting persons escaping from the service of their masters. (p. 123)
On Feb 17, 1817, the Senate voted 15–19. Result: failed. By party: Others 15–19.
During the 14th Congress (1815–1816), James Madison was president.
- Yes
- 15
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- Feb 17, 1817
By party
- Others15 yes · 19 no · 10 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
- Charles Tait O-GA
- George Michael Troup O-GA
- Isham Talbot O-KY
- Martin D. Hardin O-KY
- Eligius Fromentin O-LA
- James Brown O-LA
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- John Condit O-NJ
- John Gaillard O-SC
- William Smith O-SC
- George Washington Campbell O-TN
- John Williams O-TN
- Armistead Thomson Mason O-VA
- James Barbour O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- David Daggett O-CT
- Outerbridge Horsey O-DE
- William Hill Wells O-DE
- James Noble O-IN
- Waller Taylor O-IN
- Eli Porter Ashmun O-MA
- Joseph Bradley Varnum O-MA
- Alexander Contee Hanson O-MD
- Robert Henry Goldsborough O-MD
- Jeremiah Mason O-NH
- Thomas Weston Thompson O-NH
- James Jefferson Wilson O-NJ
- Nathan Sanford O-NY
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- Jeremiah Morrow O-OH
- Jonathan Roberts O-PA
- Jeremiah Brown Howell O-RI
- William Hunter O-RI
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
Did not vote
- William Wyatt Bibb O-GA
- William Taylor Barry O-KY
- Christopher Gore O-MA
- Robert Goodloe Harper O-MD
- James Turner O-NC
- Montfort Stokes O-NC
- Rufus King O-NY
- Abner Lacock O-PA
- John Taylor O-SC
- Dudley Chase O-VT
Other votes
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