Senate roll call 52 · 1st Congress · Jun 30, 1790
To amend the government seat bill, so as to provide that philadelphia shall be the temporary seat of government from dec. 1790 to dec. 1800.
On Jun 30, 1790, the Senate voted 14–12. Result: passed. By party: Others 14–12.
During the 1st Congress (1789–1790), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 14
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Jun 30, 1790
By party
- Others14 yes · 12 no · 3 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Read O-DE
- Richard Bassett O-DE
- James Gunn O-GA
- 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
- Robert Morris O-PA
- William Maclay O-PA
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- John Walker O-VA
- Richard Henry Lee O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- William Samuel Johnson O-CT
- William Few O-GA
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- Tristram Dalton O-MA
- Samuel Johnston O-NC
- William Paterson O-NJ
- Philip John Schuyler O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- Joseph Stanton Jr. O-RI
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- Ralph Izard O-SC
Did not vote
- Philemon Dickinson O-NJ
- James Monroe O-VA
- William Grayson O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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