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Senate recorded vote (27th Congress) · August 23, 1841
H.R. 54

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H. R. 4, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE PROVISION THAT NO LANDS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO PRE-EMPTION ON WHICH ARE KNOWN SALINES OR MINES.

Amendment
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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 H.R. 54

August 23, 1841 · TO POSTPONE, UNTIL THE FIRST MONDAY IN DECEMB… · 21–29 August 23, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE PROV… · 16–27 August 23, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, SO AS TO ELIMINATE PRE-EMPT… · 19–24 August 23, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE PROV… · 21–23 August 23, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, SO AS TO EQUALIZE GRANTS OF… · 17–23 August 23, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, SO AS TO END THE DISTRIBUTI… · 11–29 August 23, 1841 · TO ORDER ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF H. … · 28–22 August 25, 1841 · TO CONSIDER THE RESOLUTION TO FIX A DAY FOR T… · 19–22 August 26, 1841 · TO ADJOURN; MOTION MADE DURING CONSIDERATION … · 15–31 August 26, 1841 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 4 TO COMMITTEE WITH THE FOLL… · 22–29 August 26, 1841 · TO PASS H. R. 4. · 28–23 August 27, 1841 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO H. R. 12 (5 STAT… · 41–5 August 28, 1841 · TO AGREE TO THE HOUSE AMENDMENT TO THE SENATE… · 26–18 August 28, 1841 · TO INSIST ON THE SENATE AMENDMENT, DISAGREED … · 24–19 August 30, 1841 · TO CONSIDER THE RESOLUTION FIXING A DAY FOR T… · 21–22 August 30, 1841 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT TO AN… · 26–20 August 30, 1841 · TO RECEDE FROM THE AMENDMENTS TO H. R. 4, WHI… · 25–18 August 31, 1841 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDED AMENDMENT TO THE BILL… · 29–18 August 31, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 30, TO INCREASE THE SUM TO BE … · 17–27 August 31, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 30, BY PROPOSING THAT THE SUM … · 20–26 August 31, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 30, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE … · 17–25 August 31, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 30, BY PROPOSING THAT THE FRAN… · 19–25 August 31, 1841 · TO PASS H. R. 30. · 27–15 August 31, 1841 · TO ADJOURN; MOTION MADE DURING CONSIDERATION … · 19–26 September 1, 1841 · TO PASS THE BILL S. 8, TO PROVIDE FOR THE SAT… · 23–15 September 1, 1841 · TO TABLE, FOR THE TIME BEING H. R. 12 (5 STAT… · 34–14 September 1, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 14, AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE B… · 18–28 September 1, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 14, SO AS TO PREVENT CORPORATI… · 21–26 September 1, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 14, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CORP… · 19–26
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 9 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 15 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 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, 2 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 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: 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, 2 no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 1 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, 1 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 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 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 0 yes, 2 no

Indiana 0 yes, 2 no

Kentucky 0 yes, 2 no

Louisiana 1 yes, 1 no

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

Maryland 0 yes, 2 no

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

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

New Jersey 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no

South Carolina 0 yes, 1 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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