Senate roll call 20 · 17th Congress · Mar 11, 1822
To postpone indefinitely the resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to prevent the number of the representatives in the house from exceeding two hundre
On Mar 11, 1822, the Senate voted 22–11. Result: passed. By party: Others 22–11.
During the 17th Congress (1821–1822), James Monroe was president.
- Yes
- 22
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Mar 11, 1822
By party
- Others22 yes · 11 no · 19 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Williams Walker O-AL
- Elijah Boardman O-CT
- Nicholas Van Dyke O-DE
- Jesse Burgess Thomas O-IL
- Waller Taylor O-IN
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- James Brown O-LA
- Edward Lloyd O-MD
- John Chandler O-ME
- John Holmes O-ME
- David Holmes O-MS
- Thomas Hill Williams O-MS
- John Fabyan Parrott O-NH
- Rufus King O-NY
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- Ethan Allen Brown O-OH
- William Findlay O-PA
- James De Wolf O-RI
- John Gaillard O-SC
- William Smith O-SC
- John Williams O-TN
- James Pleasants O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- John Elliott O-GA
- Nicholas Ware O-GA
- David Barton O-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton O-MO
- Montfort Stokes O-NC
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- Walter Lowrie O-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- James Barbour O-VA
- Horatio Seymour O-VT
- William Adams Palmer O-VT
Did not vote
- William Kelly O-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King O-AL
- James Lanman O-CT
- Caesar Augustus Rodney O-DE
- Ninian Edwards O-IL
- James Noble O-IN
- Isham Talbot O-KY
- Richard Mentor Johnson O-KY
- Elijah Hunt Mills O-MA
- Harrison Gray Otis O-MA
- James Lloyd O-MA
- Samuel Smith O-MD
- William Pinkney O-MD
- David Lawrence Morril O-NH
- Mahlon Dickerson O-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Martin Van Buren O-NY
- John Henry Eaton O-TN
- John Taylor O-VA
Other votes
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