Senate roll call 47 · 1st Congress · Jun 29, 1790
To amend the government seat bill so as to provide that new york city shall remain the temporary seat until dec., 1800.
On Jun 29, 1790, the Senate voted 9–16. Result: failed. By party: Others 9–16.
During the 1st Congress (1789–1790), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 9
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Jun 29, 1790
By party
- Others9 yes · 16 no · 4 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- William Samuel Johnson O-CT
- Samuel Johnston O-NC
- William Paterson O-NJ
- Philip John Schuyler O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- Joseph Stanton Jr. O-RI
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- Ralph Izard O-SC
How each senator voted: No
- George Read O-DE
- Richard Bassett O-DE
- James Gunn O-GA
- William Few O-GA
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- Tristram Dalton O-MA
- Charles (of Carrollton) Carroll O-MD
- John Henry O-MD
- John Langdon O-NH
- Paine Wingate O-NH
- Jonathan Elmer O-NJ
- Robert Morris O-PA
- William Maclay O-PA
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- John Walker O-VA
- Richard Henry Lee O-VA
Did not vote
- Benjamin Hawkins O-NC
- Philemon Dickinson O-NJ
- James Monroe O-VA
- William Grayson O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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