Senate roll call 173 · 5th Congress · Jan 16, 1799
To amend the house bill to provide for the enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States, by providing that the enumeration shall commence on the first mo
On Jan 16, 1799, the Senate voted 17–6. Result: passed. By party: Others 17–6.
During the 5th Congress (1797–1798), John Adams was president.
- Yes
- 17
- No
- 6
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Jan 16, 1799
By party
- Others17 yes · 6 no · 22 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Hillhouse O-CT
- Uriah Tracy O-CT
- Henry Latimer O-DE
- James Gunn O-GA
- Humphrey Marshall O-KY
- Benjamin Goodhue O-MA
- Theodore Sedgwick O-MA
- John Eager Howard O-MD
- Samuel Livermore O-NH
- Franklin Davenport O-NJ
- James Watson O-NY
- James Ross O-PA
- William Bingham O-PA
- Ray Greene O-RI
- Jacob Read O-SC
- Elijah Paine O-VT
- Nathaniel Chipman O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- John Brown O-KY
- Alexander Martin O-NC
- Timothy Bloodworth O-NC
- John Langdon O-NH
- Joseph Inslee Anderson O-TN
- Stevens Thomson Mason O-VA
Did not vote
- John Vining O-DE
- Joshua Clayton O-DE
- William Hill Wells O-DE
- Josiah Tattnall O-GA
- James Lloyd O-MD
- John Henry O-MD
- John Rutherfurd O-NJ
- Richard Stockton O-NJ
- John Laurance O-NY
- John Sloss Hobart O-NY
- Philip John Schuyler O-NY
- William North O-NY
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- 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
- Henry Tazewell O-VA
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
Other votes
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