Senate roll call 42 · 1st Congress · Jun 28, 1790
To amend the government seat bill to provide "that the commissioners appointed shall have power to purchase much land on the eastern side of the potomac river,
On Jun 28, 1790, the Senate voted 8–17. Result: failed. By party: Others 8–17.
During the 1st Congress (1789–1790), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 8
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Jun 28, 1790
By party
- Others8 yes · 17 no · 4 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Samuel Johnson O-CT
- William Few O-GA
- Samuel Johnston O-NC
- Philip John Schuyler O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- Joseph Stanton Jr. O-RI
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- Ralph Izard O-SC
How each senator voted: No
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- George Read O-DE
- Richard Bassett O-DE
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- Tristram Dalton O-MA
- Charles (of Carrollton) Carroll O-MD
- John Henry O-MD
- Benjamin Hawkins O-NC
- John Langdon O-NH
- Paine Wingate O-NH
- Jonathan Elmer O-NJ
- William Paterson O-NJ
- Robert Morris O-PA
- William Maclay O-PA
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- John Walker O-VA
- Richard Henry Lee O-VA
Did not vote
- James Gunn O-GA
- Philemon Dickinson O-NJ
- James Monroe O-VA
- William Grayson O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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