Senate roll call 50 · 1st Congress · Jun 29, 1790
To amend the government seat bill to provide that the temporary seat of government shall change from new york to philadelphia in dec., of 1792. (vice President
On Jun 29, 1790, the Senate voted 13–13. Result: failed. By party: Others 13–13.
During the 1st Congress (1789–1790), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Jun 29, 1790
By party
- Others13 yes · 13 no · 3 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- William Samuel Johnson O-CT
- William Few O-GA
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- Tristram Dalton O-MA
- 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
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- Ralph Izard O-SC
How each senator voted: No
- George Read O-DE
- Richard Bassett O-DE
- James Gunn O-GA
- 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
- Robert Morris O-PA
- William Maclay O-PA
- John Walker O-VA
- Richard Henry Lee O-VA
Did not vote
- Philemon Dickinson O-NJ
- James Monroe O-VA
- William Grayson O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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