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Senate recorded vote (30th Congress) · July 28, 1848
SJR33

Recorded vote

TO ENGROSS AND READ FOR A THIRD TIME S.J. RES. 33 AUTHORIZING THE PROPER ACCOUNTING OFFICERS OF THE TREASURY TO RENDER A JUST SETTLEMENT OF THE CLAIMS OF THE CHEROKEE NATION OF INDIANS, ACCORDING TO THE TREATY…

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01
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

No separate text document applies to this vote.

The map

How each state's senators voted

In 15 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 9 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, 2 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 1 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: 2 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 1 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

Delaware 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

Kentucky 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

Michigan 0 yes, 2 no

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

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

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

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

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

Tennessee 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

Vermont 2 yes, 0 no

Wisconsin 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 58 members

Select any member to pull their file.