Senate roll call 39 · 1st Congress · Jun 28, 1790
To amend the government seat bill so as to make baltimore the permanent seat of Congress and government.
On Jun 28, 1790, the Senate voted 10–15. Result: failed. By party: Others 10–15.
During the 1st Congress (1789–1790), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 10
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Jun 28, 1790
By party
- Others10 yes · 15 no · 4 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- William Samuel Johnson O-CT
- William Few O-GA
- Samuel Johnston O-NC
- Philip John Schuyler O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- Joseph Stanton Jr. O-RI
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- Ralph Izard O-SC
How each senator voted: No
- George Read O-DE
- Richard Bassett O-DE
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- Tristram Dalton O-MA
- Charles (of Carrollton) Carroll O-MD
- John Henry O-MD
- Benjamin Hawkins O-NC
- John Langdon O-NH
- Paine Wingate O-NH
- Jonathan Elmer O-NJ
- William Paterson O-NJ
- Robert Morris O-PA
- William Maclay O-PA
- John Walker O-VA
- Richard Henry Lee O-VA
Did not vote
- James Gunn O-GA
- Philemon Dickinson O-NJ
- James Monroe O-VA
- William Grayson O-VA
Other votes
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