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Senate recorded vote (31st Congress) · March 3, 1851
H.R. 348

Recorded vote

TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE REPORT REGARDING H.R. 348 WHICH REPORT SETS FORTH THE MODE OF DEEPENING THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

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 H.R. 348

January 27, 1851 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND MAKE H. R. 348, A BI… · 117–69 January 28, 1851 · TO TABLE H. R. 348, A BILL TO INCOURAGE AGRIC… · 78–90 January 28, 1851 · TO REFER H.R. 348, A HOMESTEAD BILL, TO THE C… · 121–64 February 14, 1851 · TO TABLE A RESOLUTION TO CLOSE DEBATE ON H. R… · 70–114 February 18, 1851 · TO TABLE H. R. 348. (P.592-2) · 74–101 February 18, 1851 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 348, WHICH… · 108–75 February 18, 1851 · TO ENGROSS THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF H. R. 348, … · 99–78 February 18, 1851 · TO ENGROSS IN H. R. 348, A PARAGRAPH APPROPRI… · 91–59 February 18, 1851 · TO ENGROSS AN ITEM IN H. R. 348, APPROPRIATIN… · 88–76 February 18, 1851 · TO ENGROSS AN ITEM IN H. R. 348, PROVIDING FO… · 99–78 February 18, 1851 · TO PASS H. R. 348. (P.594-1) · 104–87 March 1, 1851 · TO TABLE H.R. 348, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR … · 23–30 March 1, 1851 · TO PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 348. · 31–25 March 1, 1851 · TO TABLE H.R. 348. · 18–30 March 1, 1851 · TO AMEND H.R. 348, BY PROVIDING THAT AN APPRO… · 27–23 March 1, 1851 · TO TABLE H.R. 348. · 23–34 March 1, 1851 · TO AMEND H.R. 348, WHICH AMENDMENT ELIMINATES… · 23–31 March 1, 1851 · TO AMEND H.R. 348, WHICH AMENDMENT ELIMINATES… · 24–29 March 1, 1851 · TO AMEND H.R. 348, BY INCREASING FROM $5,000 … · 14–33 March 1, 1851 · TO TABLE H.R. 348. · 22–32 March 1, 1851 · TO AMEND H.R. 348 BY INCREASING TO $400,000 F… · 7–41 March 1, 1851 · TO TABLE H.R. 348. · 28–23 March 1, 1851 · TO RESUME CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 348. · 35–17 March 3, 1851 · TO POSTPONE PREVIOUS ORDERS IN ORDER TO PROCE… · 30–24 March 3, 1851 · TO AMEND H.R. 348, BY INCREASING TO $100,000 … · 8–38 March 3, 1851 · TO AMEND H.R. 348, BY APPROPRIATING FIVE THOU… · 9–39 March 3, 1851 · TO AMEND THE BILL, H.R. 348 BY APPROPRIATING … · 12–40 March 3, 1851 · TO AMEND THE BILL, H.R. 348, BY ADDING AN APP… · 7–43 March 3, 1851 · TO AMEND THE BILL, H.R. 348 BY PROPOSING THAT… · 18–34 March 3, 1851 · TO TABLE THE BILL, H.R. 348. · 24–30 March 3, 1851 · TO POSTPONE, UNTIL TOMORROW, FURTHER CONSIDER… · 23–32 March 3, 1851 · TO AMEND H.R. 348, WHICH AMENDMENT PROPOSES T… · 27–29 March 3, 1851 · TO AMEND THE BILL, H.R. 348, BY ELIMINATING T… · 22–31 March 3, 1851 · TO AMEND H.R. 348 BY DRAWING ITS APPROPRIATIO… · 16–33 March 3, 1851 · ON DECIDING, THE POINT OF ORDER WHETHER AN AM… · 25–24 March 3, 1851 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO BILL H.R. 348, WHICH… · 4–51 March 3, 1851 · TO AMEND THE BILL, H.R. 348, WHICH AMENDMENT … · 29–29 March 3, 1851 · TO POSTPONE UNTIL 6 P.M. FURTHER CONSIDERATI… · 23–32 March 3, 1851 · TO AMEND THE BILL, H.R. 348, BY PROVIDING THA… · 19–31 March 3, 1851 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 348, BY PROVIDING THAT… · 17–32 March 3, 1851 · TO POSTPONE UNTIL 6 P.M., FURTHER CONSIDERATI… · 23–30 March 3, 1851 · TO TABLE THE BILL H.R. 348. · 23–33 March 3, 1851 · TO AMEND H.R. 348 BY PROVIDING THAT EXPENDITU… · 21–31 March 3, 1851 · TO AMEND H.R. 348, BY PROVIDING THAT PRIOR TO… · 14–30 March 3, 1851 · TO TABLE H.R. 348. · 18–29 March 3, 1851 · TO AMEND H.R. 348, BY GRANTING THIRTY THOUSAN… · 7–33 March 3, 1851 · ON SUSTAINING THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR, MADE… · 36–12 March 3, 1851 · TO TABLE THE BILL, H.R. 348. · 23–33 March 3, 1851 · TO DISPENSE WITH THE FURTHER READING OF A REP… · 27–19 March 3, 1851 · TO TABLE THE BILL, H.R. 348. · 20–31 March 3, 1851 · TO AMEND THE BILL, H.R. 348 BY APPROPRIATING … · 12–34 March 3, 1851 · TO AMEND THE BILL, H.R. 348, BY EXCLUDING THE… · 17–29 March 3, 1851 · TO TABLE THE BILL, H.R. 348. · 18–28 March 3, 1851 · TO POSTPONE AND MAKE A SPECIAL ORDER AT 8 A.M… · 29–15 March 3, 1851 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE REJECTING AN AMENDMENT… · 18–22
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 13 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 13 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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 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, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 2 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 2 no
  51. Florida: 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

Connecticut 2 yes, 0 no

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

Florida 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

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

Kentucky 2 yes, 0 no

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

Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

Michigan 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

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

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

Tennessee 1 yes, 1 no

Vermont 2 yes, 0 no

Wisconsin 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 61 members

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