Senate roll call 1 · 9th Congress · Dec 17, 1805
To order the main question, on the resolution to introduce a bill to prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the u.
On Dec 17, 1805, the Senate voted 16–11. Result: passed. By party: Others 16–11.
During the 9th Congress (1805–1806), Thomas Jefferson was president.
- Yes
- 16
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- Dec 17, 1805
By party
- Others16 yes · 11 no · 10 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Buckner Thruston O-KY
- Samuel Smith O-MD
- David Stone O-NC
- William Plumer O-NH
- Aaron Kitchell O-NJ
- John Condit O-NJ
- Samuel Latham Mitchill O-NY
- Thomas Worthington O-OH
- George Logan O-PA
- Samuel Maclay O-PA
- Benjamin Howland O-RI
- James Fenner O-RI
- Daniel Smith O-TN
- Joseph Inslee Anderson O-TN
- Israel Smith O-VT
- Stephen Row Bradley O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Uriah Tracy O-CT
- Abraham Baldwin O-GA
- James Jackson O-GA
- John Adair O-KY
- John Quincy Adams O-MA
- Timothy Pickering O-MA
- Robert Wright O-MD
- Nicholas Gilman O-NH
- John Gaillard O-SC
- Thomas Sumter O-SC
- Andrew Moore O-VA
Did not vote
- James Hillhouse O-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Sr. O-DE
- Samuel White O-DE
- John Milledge O-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Philip Reed O-MD
- James Turner O-NC
- John Smith O-NY
- John Smith O-OH
- William Branch Giles O-VA
Other votes
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