The question
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Senate roll call 92 · 5th Congress · May 31, 1798
Recorded vote
TO AMEND S. 26 BY RESTORING TO THE ELEVENTH SECTION, THE WORDS, "NOR TO ANY ALIEN MERCHANT".
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The tally
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The people
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The official record
- This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
The tally
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On the record
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