Senate roll call 11 · 16th Congress · Feb 28, 1820
To recede from so much of an amendment to H. R. 17, as regards the prohibition of slavery in the territories north of 36 degrees 30 minutes north latitude. (p.
On Feb 28, 1820, the Senate voted 11–33. Result: failed. By party: Others 11–33.
During the 16th Congress (1819–1820), James Monroe was president.
- Yes
- 11
- No
- 33
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Feb 28, 1820
By party
- Others11 yes · 33 no · 7 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Freeman Walker O-GA
- John Elliott O-GA
- James Noble O-IN
- Waller Taylor O-IN
- Thomas Hill Williams O-MS
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- Nathan Sanford O-NY
- John Gaillard O-SC
- William Smith O-SC
- James Barbour O-VA
- James Pleasants O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- John Williams Walker O-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King O-AL
- James Lanman O-CT
- Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
- Nicholas Van Dyke O-DE
- Outerbridge Horsey O-DE
- Jesse Burgess Thomas O-IL
- Ninian Edwards O-IL
- Richard Mentor Johnson O-KY
- William Logan O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- James Brown O-LA
- Harrison Gray Otis O-MA
- Prentiss Mellen O-MA
- Edward Lloyd O-MD
- William Pinkney O-MD
- Walter Leake O-MS
- Montfort Stokes O-NC
- David Lawrence Morril O-NH
- John Fabyan Parrott O-NH
- James Jefferson Wilson O-NJ
- Mahlon Dickerson O-NJ
- Rufus King O-NY
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- William Allen Trimble O-OH
- Jonathan Roberts O-PA
- Walter Lowrie O-PA
- James Burrill Jr. O-RI
- William Hunter O-RI
- John Henry Eaton O-TN
- John Williams O-TN
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
- William Adams Palmer O-VT
Did not vote
- Isham Talbot O-KY
- Elijah Hunt Mills O-MA
- John Chandler O-ME
- John Holmes O-ME
- David Holmes O-MS
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
Other votes
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