Senate roll call 56 · 1st Congress · Jul 1, 1790
To pass the government seat bill.
On Jul 1, 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
- Jul 1, 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
- Samuel Johnston O-NC
- John Langdon 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
- Paine Wingate O-NH
- 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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