Senate roll call 90 · 1st Congress · Feb 17, 1791
To adopt the first section of the house bill (1 stat 222, 3-3-1791), increasing the military establishment of the U.S., which section provides that there shall
On Feb 17, 1791, the Senate voted 15–7. Result: passed. By party: Others 15–7.
During the 1st Congress (1789–1790), George Washington was president.
- Yes
- 15
- No
- 7
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Feb 17, 1791
By party
- Others15 yes · 7 no · 7 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Oliver Ellsworth O-CT
- William Samuel Johnson O-CT
- Caleb Strong O-MA
- Tristram Dalton O-MA
- Charles (of Carrollton) Carroll O-MD
- John Henry O-MD
- Samuel Johnston O-NC
- John Langdon O-NH
- Jonathan Elmer O-NJ
- Philemon Dickinson O-NJ
- Philip John Schuyler O-NY
- Rufus King O-NY
- Joseph Stanton Jr. O-RI
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- Ralph Izard O-SC
How each senator voted: No
- James Gunn O-GA
- William Few O-GA
- Paine Wingate O-NH
- William Maclay O-PA
- Pierce Butler O-SC
- James Monroe O-VA
- Richard Henry Lee O-VA
Did not vote
- George Read O-DE
- Richard Bassett O-DE
- Benjamin Hawkins O-NC
- William Paterson O-NJ
- Robert Morris O-PA
- John Walker O-VA
- William Grayson O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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