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Senate recorded vote (28th Congress) · February 6, 1845
S. 46

Recorded vote

TO CONCUR IN THE AMENDMENT TO S. 46 TO GIVE THE POSTMASTER GENERAL AUTHORITY ONLY OVER PUBLICATIONS SENT THROUGH THE MAIL, AND TO LEAVE PUBLISHERS FREE TO SEND THEM WHERE, WHEN AND HOW THEY PLEASE. (P. 253)

Bill action
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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. 46

February 20, 1844 · TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT TO BILL S. 46, MAKING … · 15–15 February 20, 1844 · TO AMEND S. 46, BY REDUCING COMPENSATIONS OF … · 14–16 February 20, 1844 · TO ORDER ENFROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF S. … · 17–12 January 29, 1845 · TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL S. 46, (AP… · 18–29 January 29, 1845 · TO AMEND S. 46, TO INCREASE FROM 100 TO 250 M… · 21–25 January 29, 1845 · TO AMEND S. 46 TO ELIMINATE THE FIRST SECTION… · 17–24 January 30, 1845 · TO AMEND S. 46 TO PROVIDE EACH MEMBER OF CONG… · 27–17 February 3, 1845 · TO AMEND S. 46 TO PROVIDE EXEMPTION FOR MEMBE… · 16–24 February 3, 1845 · TO AMEND S. 46 TO ELIMINATE THE FRANKING PRIV… · 15–20 February 3, 1845 · TO AMEND S. 46 TO ALLOW PUBLISHERS OF NEWSPAP… · 21–18 February 6, 1845 · TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT TO S. 46 TO DENY MEMBE… · 17–23 February 6, 1845 · TO AMEND S. 46 TO PERMIT THE MEMBERS OF CONGR… · 19–22 February 6, 1845 · TO CONCUR IN THE AMENDMENT TO S. 46, SAID AME… · 35–2 February 6, 1845 · TO AMEND S. 46 TO ESTABLISH A UNIFORM RATE OF… · 33–14 February 6, 1845 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH AN AMENDMENT … · 24–16 February 7, 1845 · TO ADOPT THE AMENDMENT TO S. 46 TO ALLOW MEMB… · 22–21 February 7, 1845 · TO AMEND S. 46, BY PROVIDING THAT WHEN THE CO… · 18–27 February 7, 1845 · TO AMEND S. 46 BY INSERTING THE CLAUSE, "THAT… · 17–29 February 8, 1845 · TO PASS S. 46 WITH THE AMENDMENT PROVIDING FO… · 38–12 February 26, 1845 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT AS MADE IN COMMITTEE O… · 111–83 February 26, 1845 · TO PASS S. 46. (P. 353-3) · 128–74 March 1, 1845 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENTS OF THE HOUSE TO S. 46… · 35–7 March 1, 1845 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO S.46, AS MODIFIE… · 25–18 March 1, 1845 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE CONCURRING IN THE TWO … · 20–26
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 18 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 4 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: no member on this roll call
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 0 no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 1 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 2 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, 1 no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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.

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

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

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

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

Louisiana 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

Maine 2 yes, 0 no

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

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

New Jersey 2 yes, 0 no

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

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

Tennessee 1 yes, 1 no

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

Vermont 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 52 members

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