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Senate recorded vote (27th Congress) · August 9, 1841
H.R. 47

Recorded vote

TO AMEND THE BILL H. R. 4 (5 STAT. 453, APP. 9/4/1841), TO APPROPRIATE, FOR A LIMITED TIME, THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALES OF THE PUBLIC LANDS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROCEEDS OF LAND SOLD BY THE UNITED STATES WHICH W…

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 H.R. 47

August 7, 1841 · TO DECIDE THE POINT OF ORDER RAISED ON APPEAL… · 25–18 August 9, 1841 · TO TABLE THE RESOLUTION TO APPOINT ADDITIONAL… · 24–22 August 9, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROCEED… · 22–20 August 9, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, TO PROVIDE THAT THIS ACT SH… · 21–25 August 9, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, TO PROVIDE THAT THE TERRITO… · 20–26 August 10, 1841 · TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRINTING OF THE MEMORIAL R… · 22–23 August 10, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, TO ELIMINATE THE CLAUSE REL… · 22–25 August 10, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, TO EXCLUDE THE PROCEEDS OF … · 21–27 August 10, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, TO PROVIDE THAT THERE SHALL… · 28–18 August 11, 1841 · TO PRINT THE MEMORIAL REGARDING PROCEEDINGS O… · 19–20 August 11, 1841 · TO TABLE THE RESOLUTION REGARDING THE PROCEED… · 21–21 August 11, 1841 · TO TABLE H. R. 4. · 23–22 August 11, 1841 · TO CONSIDER S. 1 (8/13/1841), A BILL TO REPEA… · 26–21 August 11, 1841 · TO POSTPONE UNTIL SATURDAY, CONSIDERATION OF … · 21–28 August 11, 1841 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO S. 1, WHICH PROV… · 25–23 August 11, 1841 · TO CONCUR IN THE HOUSE AMENDMENT TO S. 1, TO … · 26–23 August 11, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE STAT… · 18–22 August 12, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, TO APPROPRIATE THE PROCEEDS… · 18–28 August 12, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, TO ELIMINATE THE TEN PER CE… · 11–35 August 13, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, TO ELIMINATE THE PROVISION … · 19–25 August 13, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, SO AS TO CEDE TO TENNESSE T… · 14–28 August 14, 1841 · TO POSTPONE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY, FOR THE PU… · 25–10 August 17, 1841 · TO TERMINATE ACTION, FOR THE TIME BEING, ON H… · 23–23 August 17, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, TO PROVIDE THAT THERE SHOUL… · 22–25 August 17, 1841 · TO POSTPONE UNTIL TOMORROW, RECONSIDERATION … · 29–21 August 17, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, TO INCLUDE THE TERRITORIES … · 17–26 August 17, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, TO ELIMINATE THE PROVISION … · 15–27 August 17, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, TO PROPOSE THAT THE LANDS S… · 24–18 August 18, 1841 · TO POSTPONE UNTIL TOMORROW, FURTHER CONSIDER… · 29–21 August 18, 1841 · TO TABLE, FOR THE TIME BEING, H. R. 4. · 26–21 August 18, 1841 · TO POSTPONE UNTIL FEBRUARY 1, FURTHER CONSID… · 23–26
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 13 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 11 every one voted no; 2 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, 1 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 0 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: 2 yes, 0 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, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 2 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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 1 yes, 1 no

Delaware 0 yes, 2 no

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

Indiana 0 yes, 2 no

Kentucky 0 yes, 2 no

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

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

Maryland 0 yes, 2 no

Maine 1 yes, 1 no

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

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no

South Carolina 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Tennessee 1 yes, 0 no

Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Vermont 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 51 members

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