Senate roll call 7 · 16th Congress · Feb 17, 1820
To amend H. R. 17, by changing the definition of the territory in which slavery is prohibited. (p.427)
On Feb 17, 1820, the Senate voted 20–24. Result: failed. By party: Others 20–24.
During the 16th Congress (1819–1820), James Monroe was president.
- Yes
- 20
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Feb 17, 1820
By party
- Others20 yes · 24 no · 7 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Lanman O-CT
- Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
- Nicholas Van Dyke O-DE
- Outerbridge Horsey O-DE
- Harrison Gray Otis O-MA
- Prentiss Mellen O-MA
- David Lawrence Morril O-NH
- John Fabyan Parrott 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
- Jonathan Roberts O-PA
- Walter Lowrie O-PA
- James Burrill Jr. O-RI
- William Hunter O-RI
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
- William Adams Palmer O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- John Williams Walker O-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King O-AL
- 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 Gaillard O-SC
- William Smith O-SC
- John Henry Eaton O-TN
- John Williams O-TN
- James Barbour O-VA
- James Pleasants O-VA
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
From Voteview roll call records.
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