Senate roll call 47 · 5th Congress · Mar 5, 1798
To ratify the treaty with the bey and government of tunis, concluded aug., 1797, with the exception of the 14th article relating to duties.
On Mar 5, 1798, the Senate voted 26–2. Result: passed. By party: Others 26–2.
During the 5th Congress (1797–1798), John Adams was president.
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 2
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Mar 5, 1798
By party
- Others26 yes · 2 no · 17 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Hillhouse O-CT
- Uriah Tracy O-CT
- Henry Latimer O-DE
- Joshua Clayton O-DE
- James Gunn O-GA
- Josiah Tattnall O-GA
- Humphrey Marshall O-KY
- John Brown O-KY
- Benjamin Goodhue O-MA
- Theodore Sedgwick O-MA
- James Lloyd O-MD
- Alexander Martin O-NC
- Timothy Bloodworth O-NC
- John Langdon O-NH
- Samuel Livermore O-NH
- John Laurance O-NY
- John Sloss Hobart O-NY
- James Ross O-PA
- William Bingham O-PA
- Ray Greene O-RI
- Theodore Foster O-RI
- John Hunter O-SC
- Andrew Jackson O-TN
- Joseph Inslee Anderson O-TN
- Elijah Paine O-VT
- Nathaniel Chipman O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Tazewell O-VA
- Stevens Thomson Mason O-VA
Did not vote
- John Vining O-DE
- William Hill Wells O-DE
- John Eager Howard O-MD
- John Henry O-MD
- Franklin Davenport O-NJ
- John Rutherfurd O-NJ
- Richard Stockton O-NJ
- James Watson O-NY
- Philip John Schuyler O-NY
- William North O-NY
- William Bradford O-RI
- Charles Pinckney O-SC
- Jacob Read O-SC
- Daniel Smith O-TN
- William Blount O-TN
- William Cocke O-TN
- Isaac Tichenor O-VT
Other votes
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