Senate roll call 8 · 16th Congress · Feb 17, 1820
To pass amendment to H. R. 17, which amendment prohibits slavery in all that territory ceded by france to the U.S., and permits extradition of any slave escapi
On Feb 17, 1820, the Senate voted 34–10. Result: passed. By party: Others 34–10.
During the 16th Congress (1819–1820), James Monroe was president.
- Yes
- 34
- No
- 10
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Feb 17, 1820
By party
- Others34 yes · 10 no · 7 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Williams Walker O-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King O-AL
- James Lanman O-CT
- Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
- Nicholas Van Dyke O-DE
- Outerbridge Horsey O-DE
- Jesse Burgess Thomas O-IL
- Ninian Edwards O-IL
- Richard Mentor Johnson O-KY
- William Logan O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- James Brown O-LA
- Harrison Gray Otis O-MA
- Prentiss Mellen O-MA
- Edward Lloyd O-MD
- William Pinkney O-MD
- Walter Leake O-MS
- Montfort Stokes O-NC
- 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
- John Henry Eaton O-TN
- John Williams O-TN
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
- William Adams Palmer O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Freeman Walker O-GA
- John Elliott O-GA
- James Noble O-IN
- Waller Taylor O-IN
- Thomas Hill Williams O-MS
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- John Gaillard O-SC
- William Smith O-SC
- 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
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