Date: 1799-02-11
Result:
16-12
Vote Subject Matter:
Foreign and Defense Policy
/ Foreign Policy Resolutions
Description: TO ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION OF WILLIAM SMITH TO BE ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY AND MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY, TO THE SUBLIME OTTOMAN PORTE WITH FULL POWERS TO NEGOTIATE A TREATY OF AMITY AND COMMERCE WITH SAME.
Original source documents:
Senate Executive Journal vol. -1, p. -1;
Senate Journal vol. 2, p. 312;
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