Senate roll call 18 · 1st Congress · Sep 24, 1789
To amend H.R. 25, to eliminate the "banks of the susquehanna river in pennsylvania" as a site for the seat of government.
On Sep 24, 1789, the Senate voted 11–7. Result: passed. By party: Others 11–7.
During the 1st Congress (1789–1790), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 11
- No
- 7
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Sep 24, 1789
By party
- Others11 yes · 7 no · 11 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- George Read O-DE
- Richard Bassett O-DE
- James Gunn O-GA
- Tristram Dalton O-MA
- Paine Wingate O-NH
- William Paterson O-NJ
- Robert Morris O-PA
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- Richard Henry Lee O-VA
- William Grayson O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- William Samuel Johnson O-CT
- Charles (of Carrollton) Carroll O-MD
- John Henry O-MD
- Philip John Schuyler O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- William Maclay O-PA
- Ralph Izard O-SC
Did not vote
- William Few O-GA
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- Benjamin Hawkins O-NC
- Samuel Johnston O-NC
- John Langdon O-NH
- Jonathan Elmer O-NJ
- Philemon Dickinson O-NJ
- Joseph Stanton Jr. O-RI
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- James Monroe O-VA
- John Walker O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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