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Senate recorded vote (26th Congress) · April 1, 1840
S. 159

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 159 BY ELIMINATING THE PROVISION THAT SUMS APPROPRIATED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROAD, SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE STATES OF OHIO, ILLINOIS, AND INDIANA, OUT OF THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THEM BY CO…

AmendmentBudget & spending
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The question

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

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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. 159

January 29, 1840 · TO POSTPONE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY IN ORDER TO… · 25–12 March 17, 1840 · TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION UNTIL MONDAY NEXT O… · 12–22 March 18, 1840 · TO POSTPONE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF S. 159, … · 20–14 March 26, 1840 · TO AMEND S. 159 TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN SPECI… · 1–34 April 2, 1840 · TO AMEND S. 159 SO THAT 2% OF THE NET PROCEED… · 12–26 April 2, 1840 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO S. 159, SO AS TO FUR… · 23–17 April 3, 1840 · TO ORDER ENGROSSMENT AND 3RD READING OF S. 15… · 20–22
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 9 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 10 every one voted no; 3 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: no member on this roll call
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 no
  41. North Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 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.

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

Connecticut 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

Georgia 1 yes, 1 no

Indiana 0 yes, 2 no

Kentucky 2 yes, 0 no

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

Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no

Maryland 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

Michigan 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Jersey 1 yes, 1 no

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

Rhode Island 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

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

Vermont 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 50 members

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