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Senate recorded vote (25th Congress) · May 17, 1838
S. 270

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 270 BY REQUIRING BANKS TO KEEP ON HAND AN AMOUNT OF COIN EQUAL TO ONE-FOURTH OF THAT ON PRIVATE DEPOSITS IN ADDITION TO COIN EQUAL TO ONE-FOURTH THE AMOUNT OF THEIR CIRCULATION.

AmendmentBanking & finance
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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

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The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

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

How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)

The measure itself

What was on the floor

Full text predates digital publication (GPO coverage begins with the 103rd Congress, 1993). The official description above is the recorded question. The original text lives in the printed Statutes at Large and the Journals of Congress.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on S. 270

May 10, 1838 · TO AMEND SEC. 2 OF S. 270 (APP. JUNE 1, 1838,… · 29–12 May 15, 1838 · TO TABLE S. 270. · 15–23 May 17, 1838 · TO TABLE A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE CONDITIO… · 17–18 May 17, 1838 · TO AMEND S. 270 BY REQUIRING BANKS TO KEEP ON… · 32–10 May 21, 1838 · TO SUBSTITUTE FOR S. 270, A BILL EXTENDING TH… · 24–16 May 21, 1838 · TO ORDER ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF S. … · 37–2 May 25, 1838 · TO ORDER ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF S. … · 132–41 May 29, 1838 · TO PASS S. 270, TO EXTEND THE CHARTERS OF THE… · 130–45
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 8 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 11 every one voted no; 6 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: no member on this roll call
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: no member on this roll call
  6. Idaho: no member on this roll call
  7. Montana: no member on this roll call
  8. North Dakota: no member on this roll call
  9. Minnesota: no member on this roll call
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: no member on this roll call
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: no member on this roll call
  17. Nevada: no member on this roll call
  18. Wyoming: no member on this roll call
  19. South Dakota: no member on this roll call
  20. Iowa: no member on this roll call
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: no member on this roll call
  27. Utah: no member on this roll call
  28. Colorado: no member on this roll call
  29. Nebraska: no member on this roll call
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  36. Arizona: no member on this roll call
  37. New Mexico: no member on this roll call
  38. Kansas: no member on this roll call
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 1 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: no member on this roll call
  51. Florida: no member on this roll call

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Connecticut 2 yes, 0 no

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Georgia 1 yes, 1 no

Illinois 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Indiana 0 yes, 2 no

Kentucky 0 yes, 2 no

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

Maryland 0 yes, 2 no

Maine 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Michigan 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Missouri 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Mississippi 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

New Jersey 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Ohio 2 yes, 0 no

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no

South Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

Tennessee 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Virginia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Vermont 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 52 members

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