Senate roll call 38 · 4th Congress · Apr 19, 1796
To amend H.R. 155, (app. 5/28/1796, 1 stat 477), a bill to provide for relief and protection of american seamen; by slightly altering the section outlining proc
On Apr 19, 1796, the Senate voted 3–16. Result: failed. By party: Others 3–16.
During the 4th Congress (1795–1796), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 3
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Apr 19, 1796
By party
- Others3 yes · 16 no · 24 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Timothy Bloodworth O-NC
- Aaron Burr O-NY
- Pierce Butler O-SC
How each senator voted: No
- Jonathan Trumbull Jr. O-CT
- Henry Latimer O-DE
- James Gunn O-GA
- Josiah Tattnall O-GA
- George Cabot O-MA
- John Henry O-MD
- Richard Potts O-MD
- Alexander Martin O-NC
- Samuel Livermore O-NH
- Frederick Frelinghuysen O-NJ
- John Rutherfurd O-NJ
- Rufus King O-NY
- James Ross O-PA
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- William Bradford O-RI
- Jacob Read O-SC
Did not vote
- James Hillhouse O-CT
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- Uriah Tracy O-CT
- John Vining O-DE
- George Walton O-GA
- James Jackson O-GA
- Humphrey Marshall O-KY
- John Brown O-KY
- Benjamin Goodhue O-MA
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- Theodore Sedgwick O-MA
- John Eager Howard O-MD
- John Langdon O-NH
- Richard Stockton O-NJ
- John Laurance O-NY
- William Bingham O-PA
- John Hunter O-SC
- William Blount O-TN
- William Cocke O-TN
- Henry Tazewell O-VA
- Stevens Thomson Mason O-VA
- Elijah Paine O-VT
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
- Moses Robinson O-VT
Other votes
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