Senate roll call 134 · 5th Congress · Jul 3, 1798
To advise and consent to the nomination of george washington to be lieutenant general and commander in chief of the army.
On Jul 3, 1798, the Senate voted 24–0. Result: passed. By party: Others 24–0.
During the 5th Congress (1797–1798), John Adams was president.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 0
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Jul 3, 1798
By party
- Others24 yes · 0 no · 21 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Hillhouse O-CT
- Uriah Tracy O-CT
- Henry Latimer O-DE
- Joshua Clayton O-DE
- John Brown O-KY
- Benjamin Goodhue O-MA
- Theodore Sedgwick O-MA
- John Eager Howard O-MD
- Alexander Martin O-NC
- John Langdon O-NH
- Samuel Livermore O-NH
- John Rutherfurd O-NJ
- Richard Stockton O-NJ
- John Laurance O-NY
- William North O-NY
- William Bingham O-PA
- Ray Greene O-RI
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- Jacob Read O-SC
- Joseph Inslee Anderson O-TN
- Henry Tazewell O-VA
- Stevens Thomson Mason O-VA
- Elijah Paine O-VT
- Nathaniel Chipman O-VT
Did not vote
- John Vining O-DE
- William Hill Wells O-DE
- James Gunn O-GA
- Josiah Tattnall O-GA
- Humphrey Marshall O-KY
- James Lloyd O-MD
- John Henry O-MD
- Timothy Bloodworth O-NC
- Franklin Davenport O-NJ
- James Watson O-NY
- John Sloss Hobart O-NY
- Philip John Schuyler O-NY
- James Ross O-PA
- William Bradford O-RI
- Charles Pinckney O-SC
- John Hunter O-SC
- Andrew Jackson O-TN
- Daniel Smith O-TN
- William Blount O-TN
- William Cocke O-TN
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
Other votes
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