Senate roll call 17 · 5th Congress · Jun 22, 1797
To advise and consent to the nomination of elbridge gerry to be one of the three envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary, to the french republic, in
On Jun 22, 1797, the Senate voted 21–6. Result: passed. By party: Others 21–6.
During the 5th Congress (1797–1798), John Adams was president.
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 6
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jun 22, 1797
By party
- Others21 yes · 6 no · 18 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Hillhouse O-CT
- Henry Latimer O-DE
- Josiah Tattnall O-GA
- John Brown O-KY
- John Eager Howard O-MD
- Alexander Martin O-NC
- Timothy Bloodworth O-NC
- John Langdon O-NH
- Samuel Livermore O-NH
- John Rutherfurd O-NJ
- John Laurance O-NY
- William Bingham O-PA
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- William Bradford O-RI
- John Hunter O-SC
- William Blount O-TN
- William Cocke O-TN
- Henry Tazewell O-VA
- Stevens Thomson Mason O-VA
- Elijah Paine O-VT
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Uriah Tracy O-CT
- Humphrey Marshall O-KY
- Benjamin Goodhue O-MA
- Theodore Sedgwick O-MA
- James Ross O-PA
- Jacob Read O-SC
Did not vote
- John Vining O-DE
- Joshua Clayton O-DE
- William Hill Wells O-DE
- James Gunn O-GA
- James Lloyd O-MD
- John Henry O-MD
- Franklin Davenport O-NJ
- Richard Stockton O-NJ
- James Watson O-NY
- John Sloss Hobart O-NY
- Philip John Schuyler O-NY
- William North O-NY
- Ray Greene O-RI
- Charles Pinckney O-SC
- Andrew Jackson O-TN
- Daniel Smith O-TN
- Joseph Inslee Anderson O-TN
- Nathaniel Chipman O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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