Senate roll call 161 · 20th Congress · May 23, 1828
To postpone indefinitely, consideration of the house bill abolishing the office of major general in the military peace establishment.
On May 23, 1828, the Senate voted 19–22. Result: failed. By party: Others 19–22.
During the 20th Congress (1827–1828), John Quincy Adams was president.
- Yes
- 19
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- May 23, 1828
By party
- Others19 yes · 22 no · 12 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Mckinley O-AL
- Henry Moore Ridgely O-DE
- Jesse Burgess Thomas O-IL
- William Hendricks O-IN
- Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny O-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Nathaniel Silsbee O-MA
- Samuel Smith O-MD
- David Barton O-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton O-MO
- Ephraim Bateman O-NJ
- Benjamin Ruggles O-OH
- William Henry Harrison O-OH
- Isaac Dutton Barnard O-PA
- William Marks O-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Dudley Chase O-VT
- Horatio Seymour O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King O-AL
- Samuel Augustus Foot O-CT
- Louis Mclane O-DE
- Thomas Willis Cobb O-GA
- James Noble O-IN
- John Rowan O-KY
- Josiah Stoddard Johnston O-LA
- Albion Keith Parris O-ME
- John Chandler O-ME
- Powhatan Ellis O-MS
- Thomas Hill Williams O-MS
- John Branch O-NC
- Nathaniel Macon O-NC
- Levi Woodbury O-NH
- Mahlon Dickerson O-NJ
- Martin Van Buren O-NY
- Nathan Sanford O-NY
- Robert Young Hayne O-SC
- William Smith O-SC
- John Henry Eaton O-TN
- John Tyler O-VA
- Littleton Waller Tazewell O-VA
Did not vote
- Calvin Willey O-CT
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Oliver Hillhouse Prince O-GA
- Elias Kent Kane O-IL
- Richard Mentor Johnson O-KY
- Ezekiel Forman Chambers O-MD
- John Holmes O-ME
- James Iredell O-NC
- Samuel Bell O-NH
- Charles Edward Dudley O-NY
- Jacob Burnet O-OH
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
Other votes
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