Senate roll call 80 · 16th Congress · Jan 20, 1821
To postpone indefinitely consideration of a resolution on the petition of matthew lyon in reference to the sedition law declaring same unconstitutional and inde
On Jan 20, 1821, the Senate voted 24–19. Result: passed. By party: Others 24–19.
During the 16th Congress (1819–1820), James Monroe was president.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- Jan 20, 1821
By party
- Others24 yes · 19 no · 8 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
- Freeman Walker O-GA
- John Elliott O-GA
- James Noble O-IN
- Waller Taylor O-IN
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Elijah Hunt Mills O-MA
- Harrison Gray Otis O-MA
- Edward Lloyd O-MD
- William Pinkney O-MD
- John Chandler O-ME
- David Lawrence Morril O-NH
- John Fabyan Parrott O-NH
- Rufus King O-NY
- William Hunter O-RI
- John Gaillard O-SC
- William Smith O-SC
- John Henry Eaton O-TN
- John Williams O-TN
- 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
- Jesse Burgess Thomas O-IL
- Isham Talbot O-KY
- Richard Mentor Johnson O-KY
- James Brown O-LA
- John Holmes O-ME
- David Holmes O-MS
- Thomas Hill Williams O-MS
- Montfort Stokes O-NC
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- Mahlon Dickerson O-NJ
- Nathan Sanford O-NY
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- William Allen Trimble O-OH
- Jonathan Roberts O-PA
- Walter Lowrie O-PA
- James Barbour O-VA
- James Pleasants O-VA
Did not vote
- Ninian Edwards O-IL
- William Logan O-KY
- Prentiss Mellen O-MA
- Walter Leake O-MS
- James Jefferson Wilson O-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- James Burrill Jr. O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
Other votes
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