Senate roll call 44 · 1st Congress · Jun 28, 1790
To amend the government seat bill to provide that the seat of government shall be transferred on the first day in december 1800, and that expenses of said move
On Jun 28, 1790, the Senate voted 13–12. Result: passed. By party: Others 13–12.
During the 1st Congress (1789–1790), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Jun 28, 1790
By party
- Others13 yes · 12 no · 4 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Read O-DE
- Richard Bassett O-DE
- Charles (of Carrollton) Carroll O-MD
- John Henry O-MD
- Benjamin Hawkins O-NC
- Samuel Johnston O-NC
- John Langdon O-NH
- Robert Morris O-PA
- William Maclay O-PA
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- Ralph Izard O-SC
- John Walker O-VA
- Richard Henry Lee O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- William Samuel Johnson O-CT
- William Few O-GA
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- Tristram Dalton O-MA
- Paine Wingate O-NH
- Jonathan Elmer O-NJ
- William Paterson O-NJ
- Philip John Schuyler O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- Joseph Stanton Jr. O-RI
- Theodore Foster O-RI
Did not vote
- James Gunn O-GA
- Philemon Dickinson O-NJ
- James Monroe O-VA
- William Grayson O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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