Senate roll call 42 · 16th Congress · Apr 17, 1820
To postpone indefinitely consideration of S. 81 (3 stat. 607, 5/15/1820), an act granting to the state of ohio the rights of pre-examption to certain quarter se
On Apr 17, 1820, the Senate voted 16–21. Result: failed. By party: Others 16–21.
During the 16th Congress (1819–1820), James Monroe was president.
- Yes
- 16
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Apr 17, 1820
By party
- Others16 yes · 21 no · 14 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King O-AL
- Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
- Nicholas Van Dyke O-DE
- Outerbridge Horsey O-DE
- Waller Taylor O-IN
- James Brown O-LA
- Prentiss Mellen O-MA
- Thomas Hill Williams O-MS
- James Jefferson Wilson O-NJ
- Jonathan Roberts O-PA
- James Burrill Jr. O-RI
- John Gaillard O-SC
- William Smith O-SC
- John Henry Eaton O-TN
- James Barbour O-VA
- James Pleasants O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- John Williams Walker O-AL
- James Lanman O-CT
- Freeman Walker O-GA
- Jesse Burgess Thomas O-IL
- Ninian Edwards O-IL
- James Noble O-IN
- William Logan O-KY
- Harrison Gray Otis O-MA
- Walter Leake O-MS
- Montfort Stokes O-NC
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- John Fabyan Parrott O-NH
- Mahlon Dickerson O-NJ
- Nathan Sanford O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- William Allen Trimble O-OH
- Walter Lowrie O-PA
- William Hunter O-RI
- John Williams O-TN
- William Adams Palmer O-VT
Did not vote
- John Elliott O-GA
- Isham Talbot O-KY
- Richard Mentor Johnson O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Elijah Hunt Mills O-MA
- Edward Lloyd O-MD
- William Pinkney O-MD
- John Chandler O-ME
- John Holmes O-ME
- David Holmes O-MS
- David Lawrence Morril O-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
Other votes
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