Senate roll call 40 · 2nd Congress · Apr 17, 1792
To agree to the Senate resolution that would admit house members during Senate debate and permit senators to have two guests each.
On Apr 17, 1792, the Senate voted 6–16. Result: failed. By party: Others 6–16.
During the 2nd Congress (1791–1792), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 6
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 9
- Date
- Apr 17, 1792
By party
- Others6 yes · 16 no · 9 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Gunn O-GA
- William Few O-GA
- Benjamin Hawkins O-NC
- Aaron Burr O-NY
- James Monroe O-VA
- Stephen Row Bradley O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- Roger Sherman O-CT
- George Read O-DE
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- George Cabot O-MA
- Charles (of Carrollton) Carroll O-MD
- John Henry O-MD
- Samuel Johnston O-NC
- John Langdon O-NH
- Paine Wingate O-NH
- Philemon Dickinson O-NJ
- Robert Morris O-PA
- Joseph Stanton Jr. O-RI
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- Ralph Izard O-SC
- Moses Robinson O-VT
Did not vote
- Richard Bassett O-DE
- John Brown O-KY
- John Edwards O-KY
- Richard Potts O-MD
- John Rutherfurd O-NJ
- Rufus King O-NY
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- John Taylor O-VA
- Richard Henry Lee O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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