Senate roll call 85 · 1st Congress · Jan 20, 1791
To amend bank of the U.S. Bill, by further limiting of term of incorporation from 1811 to 1801. (p. 1748)
On Jan 20, 1791, the Senate voted 6–16. Result: failed. By party: Others 6–16.
During the 1st Congress (1789–1790), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 6
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Jan 20, 1791
By party
- Others6 yes · 16 no · 7 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Gunn O-GA
- William Few O-GA
- Benjamin Hawkins O-NC
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- Ralph Izard O-SC
- James Monroe O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- William Samuel Johnson O-CT
- George Read O-DE
- Richard Bassett O-DE
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- Tristram Dalton O-MA
- John Langdon O-NH
- Paine Wingate O-NH
- Jonathan Elmer O-NJ
- Philemon Dickinson O-NJ
- Philip John Schuyler O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- Robert Morris O-PA
- William Maclay O-PA
- Joseph Stanton Jr. O-RI
- Theodore Foster O-RI
Did not vote
- Charles (of Carrollton) Carroll O-MD
- John Henry O-MD
- Samuel Johnston O-NC
- William Paterson O-NJ
- John Walker O-VA
- Richard Henry Lee O-VA
- William Grayson O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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