It passed in the negative—yeas 7, nays 21, as follows:
Yeas.—Messrs. Burr, Butler, Edwards, Gunn, Monroe, Potts, and Taylor.
Nays.—Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Brown, Cabot, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Foster, Hawkins, Henry, Johnston, Izard, King, Langdon, Morris, Read, Robinson, Rutherford, Stanton, Sherman, Strong, and Wingate.
And on motion to agree to the main question, to wit:
"that the doors of the Senate Chamber remain open whilst the Senate shall be sitting in a Legislative and Judicative capacity, except on such occasions as, in their judgment, may require secrecy; and that this rule shall commence and be in force on the first day of the next session of Congress."
It passed in the negative—yeas 10, nays 18, as follows:
Yeas.—Messrs. Brown, Burr, Butler, Edwards, Gunn, Hawkins, King, Monroe, Potts, and Taylor.
Nays.—Messrs. Bassett, Bradley, Cabot, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Foster, Henry, Johnston, Izard, Langdon, Morris, Read, Robinson, Rutherford, Sherman, Stanton, Strong, and Wingate.
On the question to agree to the last resolution moved for on this subject, it passed in the negative.