Senate roll call 89 · 1st Congress · Feb 17, 1791
To consider the Senate bill (1 stat 214, 3-3-1791), amending the act establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the U.S. Government. (p. 1759)
On Feb 17, 1791, the Senate voted 17–7. Result: passed. By party: Others 17–7.
During the 1st Congress (1789–1790), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 17
- No
- 7
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Feb 17, 1791
By party
- Others17 yes · 7 no · 5 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Read O-DE
- James Gunn O-GA
- William Few O-GA
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- Charles (of Carrollton) Carroll O-MD
- John Henry O-MD
- Benjamin Hawkins O-NC
- Samuel Johnston O-NC
- John Langdon O-NH
- Jonathan Elmer O-NJ
- Philemon Dickinson O-NJ
- Robert Morris O-PA
- Joseph Stanton Jr. O-RI
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- Ralph Izard O-SC
- James Monroe O-VA
- Richard Henry Lee O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- William Samuel Johnson O-CT
- Tristram Dalton O-MA
- Paine Wingate O-NH
- Rufus King O-NY
- William Maclay O-PA
- Theodore Foster O-RI
Did not vote
- Richard Bassett O-DE
- William Paterson O-NJ
- Philip John Schuyler O-NY
- John Walker O-VA
- William Grayson O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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