Senate roll call 4 · 2nd Congress · Dec 7, 1791
To adopt the house amendment to H.R. 147 which assigns a specified number of representatives to each state.
On Dec 7, 1791, the Senate voted 13–11. Result: passed. By party: Others 13–11.
During the 2nd Congress (1791–1792), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Dec 7, 1791
By party
- Others13 yes · 11 no · 7 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Read O-DE
- James Gunn O-GA
- William Few O-GA
- John Henry O-MD
- Benjamin Hawkins O-NC
- Samuel Johnston O-NC
- Philemon Dickinson O-NJ
- Robert Morris O-PA
- Joseph Stanton Jr. O-RI
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- Ralph Izard O-SC
- James Monroe O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- Roger Sherman O-CT
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- George Cabot O-MA
- John Langdon O-NH
- Paine Wingate O-NH
- John Rutherfurd O-NJ
- Aaron Burr O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- Moses Robinson O-VT
- Stephen Row Bradley O-VT
Did not vote
- Richard Bassett O-DE
- John Brown O-KY
- John Edwards O-KY
- Charles (of Carrollton) Carroll O-MD
- Richard Potts O-MD
- John Taylor O-VA
- Richard Henry Lee O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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