Senate roll call 79 · 16th Congress · Jan 11, 1821
To postpone consideration of the bill authorizing the appointment of commissioners to lay out a route of a canal from the navigable waters of the ohio to lake e
On Jan 11, 1821, the Senate voted 26–13. Result: passed. By party: Others 26–13.
During the 16th Congress (1819–1820), James Monroe was president.
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Jan 11, 1821
By party
- Others26 yes · 13 no · 12 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Williams Walker O-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King O-AL
- James Lanman O-CT
- Freeman Walker O-GA
- John Elliott O-GA
- Waller Taylor O-IN
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- James Brown O-LA
- Elijah Hunt Mills O-MA
- Harrison Gray Otis O-MA
- Edward Lloyd O-MD
- John Chandler O-ME
- Thomas Hill Williams O-MS
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- David Lawrence Morril O-NH
- John Fabyan Parrott O-NH
- Jonathan Roberts O-PA
- William Hunter O-RI
- 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
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
- William Adams Palmer O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
- Nicholas Van Dyke O-DE
- Jesse Burgess Thomas O-IL
- Ninian Edwards O-IL
- James Noble O-IN
- Isham Talbot O-KY
- Richard Mentor Johnson O-KY
- Montfort Stokes O-NC
- Mahlon Dickerson O-NJ
- Nathan Sanford O-NY
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- William Allen Trimble O-OH
- Walter Lowrie O-PA
Did not vote
- Outerbridge Horsey O-DE
- William Logan O-KY
- Prentiss Mellen O-MA
- William Pinkney O-MD
- John Holmes O-ME
- David Holmes O-MS
- Walter Leake O-MS
- James Jefferson Wilson O-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Rufus King O-NY
- James Burrill Jr. O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
Other votes
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