Senate roll call 197 · 5th Congress · Feb 27, 1799
To advise and consent to the nomination of william vans murray to be an envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, to the french republic for the discuss
On Feb 27, 1799, the Senate voted 29–0. Result: passed. By party: Others 29–0.
During the 5th Congress (1797–1798), John Adams was president.
- Yes
- 29
- No
- 0
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Feb 27, 1799
By party
- Others29 yes · 0 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
- Humphrey Marshall O-KY
- John Brown O-KY
- Benjamin Goodhue O-MA
- Theodore Sedgwick O-MA
- James Lloyd O-MD
- John Eager Howard O-MD
- Alexander Martin O-NC
- Timothy Bloodworth O-NC
- John Langdon O-NH
- 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
- Charles Pinckney O-SC
- Jacob Read O-SC
- Stevens Thomson Mason O-VA
- Elijah Paine O-VT
- Nathaniel Chipman O-VT
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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