Senate roll call 96 · 15th Congress · Jan 18, 1819
To pass the bill for the more convenient organization of the courts of the United States and for the appointment of circuit judges.
On Jan 18, 1819, the Senate voted 22–14. Result: passed. By party: Others 22–14.
During the 15th Congress (1817–1818), James Monroe was president.
- Yes
- 22
- No
- 14
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- Jan 18, 1819
By party
- Others22 yes · 14 no · 10 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Daggett O-CT
- Nicholas Van Dyke O-DE
- Charles Tait O-GA
- Ninian Edwards O-IL
- Isham Talbot O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Eligius Fromentin O-LA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Harrison Gray Otis O-MA
- Prentiss Mellen O-MA
- Robert Henry Goldsborough O-MD
- Thomas Hill Williams O-MS
- Walter Leake O-MS
- Clement Storer O-NH
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- Jeremiah Morrow O-OH
- James Burrill Jr. O-RI
- William Hunter O-RI
- John Gaillard O-SC
- John Henry Eaton O-TN
- John Williams O-TN
- William Adams Palmer O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Jesse Burgess Thomas O-IL
- James Noble O-IN
- Waller Taylor O-IN
- Montfort Stokes O-NC
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- James Jefferson Wilson O-NJ
- Mahlon Dickerson O-NJ
- Nathan Sanford O-NY
- Abner Lacock O-PA
- Jonathan Roberts O-PA
- William Smith O-SC
- James Barbour O-VA
- John Wayles Eppes O-VA
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
Did not vote
- Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
- Outerbridge Horsey O-DE
- George Michael Troup O-GA
- John Forsyth O-GA
- Eli Porter Ashmun O-MA
- Alexander Contee Hanson O-MD
- David Lawrence Morril O-NH
- Rufus King O-NY
- George Washington Campbell O-TN
- James Fisk O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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