Senate roll call 23 · 16th Congress · Mar 16, 1820
To amend H. R. 9, by defining a person who may be considered a voluntary bankrupt, acknowledging himself as such, to receive a certificate of discharge from any
On Mar 16, 1820, the Senate voted 25–13. Result: passed. By party: Others 25–13.
During the 16th Congress (1819–1820), James Monroe was president.
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Mar 16, 1820
By party
- Others25 yes · 13 no · 13 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Williams Walker O-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King O-AL
- Nicholas Van Dyke O-DE
- John Elliott O-GA
- Jesse Burgess Thomas O-IL
- James Noble O-IN
- Waller Taylor O-IN
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- James Brown O-LA
- Edward Lloyd O-MD
- Walter Leake O-MS
- Montfort Stokes O-NC
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- David Lawrence Morril O-NH
- James Jefferson Wilson O-NJ
- Mahlon Dickerson O-NJ
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- Jonathan Roberts O-PA
- William Hunter O-RI
- John Gaillard O-SC
- William Smith O-SC
- John Henry Eaton O-TN
- James Barbour O-VA
- James Pleasants O-VA
- William Adams Palmer O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- James Lanman O-CT
- Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
- Ninian Edwards O-IL
- Harrison Gray Otis O-MA
- Prentiss Mellen O-MA
- Thomas Hill Williams O-MS
- John Fabyan Parrott O-NH
- Nathan Sanford O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- William Allen Trimble O-OH
- Walter Lowrie O-PA
- James Burrill Jr. O-RI
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
Did not vote
- Outerbridge Horsey O-DE
- Freeman Walker O-GA
- Isham Talbot O-KY
- Richard Mentor Johnson O-KY
- William Logan O-KY
- Elijah Hunt Mills O-MA
- William Pinkney O-MD
- John Chandler O-ME
- John Holmes O-ME
- David Holmes O-MS
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Williams O-TN
Other votes
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