Senate roll call 30 · 2nd Congress · Mar 12, 1792
To amend H.R. 179; to provide that after march 1793, the house be composed of 120 members, one member for every 30,000 persons, computed according to the consti
On Mar 12, 1792, the Senate voted 11–16. Result: failed. By party: Others 11–16.
During the 2nd Congress (1791–1792), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 11
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Mar 12, 1792
By party
- Others11 yes · 16 no · 4 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- George Read O-DE
- Richard Bassett O-DE
- George Cabot O-MA
- John Langdon O-NH
- Paine Wingate O-NH
- Aaron Burr O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- Moses Robinson O-VT
- Stephen Row Bradley O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Roger Sherman O-CT
- James Gunn O-GA
- William Few O-GA
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- Charles (of Carrollton) Carroll O-MD
- John Henry O-MD
- Benjamin Hawkins O-NC
- Samuel Johnston O-NC
- John Rutherfurd O-NJ
- Philemon Dickinson O-NJ
- Robert Morris O-PA
- Joseph Stanton Jr. O-RI
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- Ralph Izard O-SC
- James Monroe O-VA
- Richard Henry Lee O-VA
Did not vote
- John Brown O-KY
- John Edwards O-KY
- Richard Potts O-MD
- John Taylor O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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