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Senate recorded vote (31st Congress) · September 16, 1850
H.R. 244

Recorded vote

TO TABLE THE BILL H.R. 244, (SEPT. 28, 1850, 9 STAT. L. 520) GRANTING BOUNTY LAND TO CERTAIN OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS WHO HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE U.S. (P. 1831-1)

Bill actionDefense & war
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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. 244

January 28, 1850 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND INTRODUCT H. R. 244 … · 146–38 January 28, 1850 · TO REFER AN AMENDED AMENDMENT TO H. R. 244 (9… · 99–80 April 29, 1850 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES, AND PROVIDE FOR THE REC… · 127–27 June 20, 1850 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO A RESOLUTION RELATIN… · 95–79 June 20, 1850 · TO HAVE HOUSE AGREE TO END ALL DEBATE ON H. R… · 99–83 June 21, 1850 · THAT WHEN THE HOUSE ADJOURN TODAY, IT BE TO M… · 94–88 June 24, 1850 · TO HAVE HOUSE PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF SPE… · 89–84 June 25, 1850 · THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO COMMITTEE … · 118–76 June 25, 1850 · TO PASS H. R. 244. (P.1289-2) · 155–36 September 10, 1850 · TO AMEND THE BILL, H.R. 244 (SEPT. 28, 1850, … · 15–31 September 16, 1850 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 244, (SEPT. 28, 1850, … · 29–21 September 26, 1850 · ON CONCURRING IN THE AMENDMENT, TO THE BILL, … · 34–12 September 26, 1850 · TO TABLE THE BILL H.R. 244. (P. 2002-3) · 10–38 September 26, 1850 · TO AMEND H.R. 244, WHICH AMENDMENT CONVERTS L… · 17–24 September 28, 1850 · TO SUSPEND RULES AND APPOINT A COMMITTEE OF C… · 82–41 September 28, 1850 · ON CONCURRING IN THE REPORT FROM THE COMM. ON… · 24–18
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 14 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 15 every one voted no; 1 was 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 2 no
  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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  51. Florida: 0 yes, 1 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

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

Connecticut 2 yes, 0 no

Delaware 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

Michigan 0 yes, 2 no

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

Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

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

Tennessee 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

Wisconsin 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 62 members

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