Senate roll call 20 · 1st Congress · Sep 25, 1789
To amend H.R. 25, to strike "and that until the necessary buildings shall be erected therein, the seat of the government shall continue at the city of new york.
On Sep 25, 1789, the Senate voted 7–11. Result: failed. By party: Others 7–11.
During the 1st Congress (1789–1790), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 7
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Sep 25, 1789
By party
- Others7 yes · 11 no · 11 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Gunn O-GA
- Charles (of Carrollton) Carroll O-MD
- John Henry O-MD
- William Maclay O-PA
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- Richard Henry Lee O-VA
- William Grayson O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- William Samuel Johnson O-CT
- George Read O-DE
- Richard Bassett O-DE
- Tristram Dalton O-MA
- Paine Wingate O-NH
- William Paterson O-NJ
- Philip John Schuyler O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- Robert Morris O-PA
- Ralph Izard O-SC
Did not vote
- William Few O-GA
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- Benjamin Hawkins O-NC
- Samuel Johnston O-NC
- John Langdon O-NH
- Jonathan Elmer O-NJ
- Philemon Dickinson O-NJ
- Joseph Stanton Jr. O-RI
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- James Monroe O-VA
- John Walker O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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