Senate roll call 2 · 9th Congress · Dec 17, 1805
To consider the bill to prohibit the importation of slaves after jan. 1, 1808, into any port of the U.S. Territory.
On Dec 17, 1805, the Senate voted 18–9. Result: passed. By party: Others 18–9.
During the 9th Congress (1805–1806), Thomas Jefferson was president.
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 9
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- Dec 17, 1805
By party
- Others18 yes · 9 no · 10 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Buckner Thruston O-KY
- Robert Wright O-MD
- Samuel Smith O-MD
- David Stone O-NC
- Nicholas Gilman O-NH
- 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
- 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
From Voteview roll call records.
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