When was it published?

February 3, 1801 in Virginia Argus

Domestic News February 3, 1801

Virginia Argus

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Sedition Law, Vote, Yeas Nays, Legislature, Tie Vote

Richmond, Virginia

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A 48-48 tie vote in a legislative body on agreeing to a committee report recommending continuance of the Sedition Law, listing yeas and nays by name.

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The following are the yeas and nays on agreeing to the report of the committee of revision on an unfinished business, recommending a continuance of the SEDITION LAW,

Yeas—Messrs. Bartlett, Bayard, Bird, T. Brown, Champlin, Cooper, Griswold, Dana, F. Davenport, J. Davenport, Dennis, Dickson, Edmunds, Evans, Foster, Freeman, Gen. Goodrich, L. Goodrich, Griswold, Grove, Hunter, Henderson, Hill, Imlay, Kittera, H. Lee, S. Lee, Morris, Otis, Page, Pinckney, Pott, Powell, T. Reed, N. Reed, Rutledge, Shepard, J. C. Smith, Sheehan, Taylor, Thacher, I. U. Thomas, R. Thomas, Wadsworth, Waln, L. Williams, E. Woods.—48

Nays—Messrs. A. Foster, Bailey, Bishop, R. Brown, Claiborne, Clay, Claiborne, Condit, Davis, Dawson, Dent, Eagleton, Emmons, Gallatin, Goodloe, Gray, Gregg, Hanna, Hay, Harper, Holmes, Huger, Foot, Ketcham, Leacock, Lyon, Linn, Mason, Mitchell, Newton, Nicholas, Nott, Parker, Randolph, Sailly, J. Smith, S. Smith, Spaight, Sanford, Stone, Sumter, Isaac, Isom, J. Thomas, A. Gregg, J. Gregg, Van Cortlandt, Barnum, R. Williams—48.

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Politics

What keywords are associated?

Sedition Law Vote Yeas Nays Legislature Tie Vote

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48-48 tie vote

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Yeas and nays on agreeing to the committee of revision's report recommending continuance of the Sedition Law: Yeas—Messrs. Bartlett, Bayard, Bird, T. Brown, Champlin, Cooper, Griswold, Dana, F. Davenport, J. Davenport, Dennis, Dickson, Edmunds, Evans, Foster, Freeman, Gen. Goodrich, L. Goodrich, Griswold, Grove, Hunter, Henderson, Hill, Imlay, Kittera, H. Lee, S. Lee, Morris, Otis, Page, Pinckney, Pott, Powell, T. Reed, N. Reed, Rutledge, Shepard, J. C. Smith, Sheehan, Taylor, Thacher, I. U. Thomas, R. Thomas, Wadsworth, Waln, L. Williams, E. Woods (48); Nays—Messrs. A. Foster, Bailey, Bishop, R. Brown, Claiborne, Clay, Claiborne, Condit, Davis, Dawson, Dent, Eagleton, Emmons, Gallatin, Goodloe, Gray, Gregg, Hanna, Hay, Harper, Holmes, Huger, Foot, Ketcham, Leacock, Lyon, Linn, Mason, Mitchell, Newton, Nicholas, Nott, Parker, Randolph, Sailly, J. Smith, S. Smith, Spaight, Sanford, Stone, Sumter, Isaac, Isom, J. Thomas, A. Gregg, J. Gregg, Van Cortlandt, Barnum, R. Williams (48).