Senate roll call 17 · 16th Congress · Mar 2, 1820
To amend the new section to H. R. 17, by eliminating the words, "all that territory ceded to the United States under the name of louisiana, 36 degrees and 30 mi
On Mar 2, 1820, the Senate voted 12–30. Result: failed. By party: Others 12–30.
During the 16th Congress (1819–1820), James Monroe was president.
- Yes
- 12
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 9
- Date
- Mar 2, 1820
By party
- Others12 yes · 30 no · 9 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Lanman O-CT
- Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
- Harrison Gray Otis O-MA
- Prentiss Mellen O-MA
- David Lawrence Morril O-NH
- James Jefferson Wilson O-NJ
- Mahlon Dickerson O-NJ
- Nathan Sanford O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- William Allen Trimble O-OH
- James Burrill Jr. O-RI
How each senator voted: No
- John Williams Walker O-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King O-AL
- Nicholas Van Dyke O-DE
- Outerbridge Horsey O-DE
- Freeman Walker O-GA
- John Elliott O-GA
- Jesse Burgess Thomas O-IL
- Ninian Edwards O-IL
- James Noble O-IN
- Waller Taylor O-IN
- Richard Mentor Johnson O-KY
- William Logan O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- James Brown O-LA
- Edward Lloyd O-MD
- William Pinkney O-MD
- Thomas Hill Williams O-MS
- Walter Leake O-MS
- Montfort Stokes O-NC
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- John Fabyan Parrott O-NH
- Jonathan Roberts O-PA
- Walter Lowrie O-PA
- John Gaillard O-SC
- William Smith O-SC
- John Henry Eaton O-TN
- John Williams O-TN
- James Barbour O-VA
- James Pleasants O-VA
- 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
- William Hunter O-RI
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
Other votes
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