Senate roll call 195 · 5th Congress · Feb 27, 1799
To advise and consent to the nomination of oliver ellsworth to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the french republic for the discussion and
On Feb 27, 1799, the Senate voted 23–6. Result: passed. By party: Others 23–6.
During the 5th Congress (1797–1798), John Adams was president.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 6
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Feb 27, 1799
By party
- Others23 yes · 6 no · 16 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Hillhouse O-CT
- Uriah Tracy O-CT
- Henry Latimer O-DE
- William Hill Wells O-DE
- James Gunn O-GA
- Josiah Tattnall O-GA
- Benjamin Goodhue O-MA
- Theodore Sedgwick O-MA
- James Lloyd O-MD
- John Eager Howard O-MD
- Alexander Martin O-NC
- Samuel Livermore O-NH
- Franklin Davenport O-NJ
- Richard Stockton O-NJ
- James Watson O-NY
- John Laurance O-NY
- James Ross O-PA
- William Bingham O-PA
- Ray Greene O-RI
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- Jacob Read O-SC
- Elijah Paine O-VT
- Nathaniel Chipman O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Humphrey Marshall O-KY
- John Brown O-KY
- Timothy Bloodworth O-NC
- John Langdon O-NH
- Charles Pinckney O-SC
- Stevens Thomson Mason O-VA
Did not vote
- John Vining O-DE
- Joshua Clayton O-DE
- John Henry O-MD
- John Rutherfurd O-NJ
- John Sloss Hobart O-NY
- Philip John Schuyler O-NY
- William North O-NY
- William Bradford O-RI
- John Hunter O-SC
- Andrew Jackson O-TN
- Daniel Smith O-TN
- Joseph Inslee Anderson O-TN
- William Blount O-TN
- William Cocke O-TN
- Henry Tazewell O-VA
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
Other votes
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