Senate roll call 20 · 4th Congress · Jan 6, 1796
To amend the Senate response to a presidential message concerning the showing of the french colors; by striking out "that the President be requested to assure t
On Jan 6, 1796, the Senate voted 16–8. Result: passed. By party: Others 16–8.
During the 4th Congress (1795–1796), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 16
- No
- 8
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Jan 6, 1796
By party
- Others16 yes · 8 no · 19 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jonathan Trumbull Jr. O-CT
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- Henry Latimer O-DE
- George Walton O-GA
- James Gunn O-GA
- Humphrey Marshall O-KY
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- George Cabot O-MA
- Samuel Livermore O-NH
- John Rutherfurd O-NJ
- James Ross O-PA
- William Bingham O-PA
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- William Bradford O-RI
- Jacob Read O-SC
- Elijah Paine O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- John Brown O-KY
- Alexander Martin O-NC
- Timothy Bloodworth O-NC
- John Langdon O-NH
- Aaron Burr O-NY
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- Henry Tazewell O-VA
- Moses Robinson O-VT
Did not vote
- James Hillhouse O-CT
- Uriah Tracy O-CT
- John Vining O-DE
- James Jackson O-GA
- Josiah Tattnall O-GA
- Benjamin Goodhue O-MA
- Theodore Sedgwick O-MA
- John Eager Howard O-MD
- John Henry O-MD
- Richard Potts O-MD
- Frederick Frelinghuysen O-NJ
- Richard Stockton O-NJ
- John Laurance O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- John Hunter O-SC
- William Blount O-TN
- William Cocke O-TN
- Stevens Thomson Mason O-VA
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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