Senate roll call 6 · 1st Congress · Aug 18, 1789
To amend the act (1 stat 54, app. 8-20-1789), to provide for the expenses of negotiations or treaties with the indian tribes, and the appointment of commissione
On Aug 18, 1789, the Senate voted 12–7. Result: passed. By party: Others 12–7.
During the 1st Congress (1789–1790), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 12
- No
- 7
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- Aug 18, 1789
By party
- Others12 yes · 7 no · 10 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- William Samuel Johnson O-CT
- George Read O-DE
- 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
- Philip John Schuyler O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
How each senator voted: No
- James Gunn O-GA
- William Few O-GA
- Robert Morris O-PA
- William Maclay O-PA
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- Ralph Izard O-SC
- Richard Henry Lee O-VA
Did not vote
- Richard Bassett O-DE
- Benjamin Hawkins O-NC
- Samuel Johnston O-NC
- Philemon Dickinson O-NJ
- William Paterson O-NJ
- Joseph Stanton Jr. O-RI
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- James Monroe O-VA
- John Walker O-VA
- William Grayson O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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