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Senate recorded vote (31st Congress) · June 5, 1850
S. 225

Recorded vote

TO AMEND THE BILL S. 225, WHICH AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT NOTHING IN THIS BILL IS TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN AUTHORIZATION OF SLAVERY OR THE HOLDING OF PERSONS AS PROPERTY WITHIN SAID TERRITORIES. (P. 1113-3)

AmendmentCivil rights
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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. 225

May 15, 1850 · TO TABLE THE BILL S. 225 (SEPT. 9, 1850, 9 ST… · 24–28 May 31, 1850 · TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF S. 225 (SEPT. 9,… · 17–18 June 5, 1850 · TO AMEND THE BILL S. 225, WHICH AMENDMENT PRO… · 25–30 June 5, 1850 · TO AMEND THE BILL S. 225, WHICH AMENDMENT FOR… · 23–33 June 5, 1850 · TO AMEND THE BILL S. 225, WHICH AMENDMENT FOR… · 30–27 June 5, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, WHICH AMENDMENT PROHIBITS AN… · 21–36 June 5, 1850 · TO AMEND THE S. 225, WHICH AMENDMENT OPPOSES … · 21–33 June 6, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225 (SEPT. 9, 1850, 9 STAT. L. 45… · 23–26 June 6, 1850 · TO AMEND THE BILL, S. 225 WHICH AMENDMENT ABO… · 20–32 June 6, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, WHICH AMENDMENT EXTENDS THE … · 30–24 June 6, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, WHICH AMENDMENT MAINTAINS ME… · 23–32 June 7, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, WHICH AMENDMENT RECOGNIZES A… · 17–37 June 12, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, WHICH AMENDMENT CHANGES THE … · 24–26 June 12, 1850 · ON AGREEING TO AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED IN COMM.… · 16–31 June 14, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, BY GRANTING ONE MILLION DOLL… · 8–29 June 14, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, WHICH AMENDMENT ELIMINATES T… · 24–27 June 17, 1850 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO THE BILL, S. 225 (SEPT.… · 12–38 June 17, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, WHICH AMENDMENT ADMITS UTAH … · 38–12 June 18, 1850 · TO AMEND THE BILL, S. 225 BY GRANTING CALIFOR… · 26–9 June 19, 1850 · TO AMEND THE BILL, S. 225 WHICH AMENDMENT REP… · 18–30 June 19, 1850 · TO AMEND THE BILL, S. 225 BY ELIMINATING THE … · 8–38 June 20, 1850 · TO AMEND THE BILL, S. 225 BY ALLOWING TEXAS T… · 16–24 June 20, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, BY ELIMINATING "TWO" IN SECO… · 12–31 June 20, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, BY PROVIDING THAT THE SENATO… · 12–28 June 27, 1850 · TO ADJOURN, IN ORDER TO END DEBATE ON THE BIL… · 34–20 June 28, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, BY PROPOSING THAT UPON COMPL… · 19–36 July 15, 1850 · ON CONCURRING IN THE AMENDMENT IN COMM. OF TH… · 27–25 July 17, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, WHICH AMENDMENT MODIFIES THE… · 18–36 July 18, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, WHICH AMENDMENT ALTERS THE F… · 20–34 July 19, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225 BY ESTABLISHING THE LINE OF T… · 23–32 July 19, 1850 · TO AMEND THE BILL S. 225 BY CHANGING THE LINE… · 20–37 July 23, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225 BY AUTHORIZING THE PEOPLE OF … · 19–33 July 23, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225 BY REPEALING ANY EXISTING LAW… · 22–33 July 23, 1850 · TO POSTPONE UNTIL TOMORROW CONSIDERATION OF T… · 37–16 July 24, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, BY ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARY… · 18–34 July 25, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225 BY PROPOSING THAT THE RIGHTS … · 23–30 July 25, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225 BY PROPOSING THAT IN DETERMIN… · 16–38 July 25, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, BY ELIMINATING THE PROVISION… · 25–28 July 26, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225 BY PROVIDING THAT TEXAS BE, A… · 12–35 July 26, 1850 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO S. 225, BY ELIMINATI… · 20–29 July 26, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225 BY PROPOSING THAT NEW MEXICO … · 1–42 July 29, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, BY ALLOWING TEXAS BY BILL OR… · 18–39 July 29, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, BY PROPOSING THAT NO PERSON … · 12–33 July 29, 1850 · TO AMEND THE BILL, S. 225 BY EMPOWERING THE P… · 28–28 July 29, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225 BY PROVIDING THAT ALL ORDERS … · 12–42 July 29, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225 BY PROPOSING THAT THE PRESIDE… · 29–29 July 29, 1850 · TO AMEND THE BILL, S. 225 BY DIRECTING THE CO… · 15–40 July 29, 1850 · TO AMEND THE BILL, S. 225 BY PROPOSING THAT I… · 20–31 July 30, 1850 · TO TABLE S. 225. (P. 1481-3) · 25–32 July 30, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225 BY PROVIDING THAT UNTIL SUCH … · 30–28 July 30, 1850 · TO AMEND THE BILL S. 225 BY PROVIDING THAT TH… · 30–28 July 31, 1850 · TO TABLE S. 225. (P. 1484-3) · 20–29 July 31, 1850 · ON ORDERING ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF … · 32–18 July 31, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, BY INSERTING ALL THAT HAD PR… · 25–28 July 31, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, BY DEFINING THE BOUNDARIES O… · 22–34 July 31, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225 BY LIMITING THE PROVISIONS OF… · 22–33 July 31, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225 BY ELIMINATING FROM SECTION 1… · 32–20 July 31, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225 BY ELIMINATING ALL RELATING T… · 33–22 July 31, 1850 · TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF S. 225. (P. 147… · 27–32 July 31, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225 BY PROPOSING THAT THE BOUNDAR… · 24–33 July 31, 1850 · TO POSTPONE INDEFINITELY CONSIDERATION OF S. … · 29–30 July 31, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, BY ELIMINATING THE PROVISION… · 25–32 July 31, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, BY ELIMINATING ALL PROVISION… · 29–28 July 31, 1850 · TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF S. 225. (P. 148… · 28–29 July 31, 1850 · TO POSTPONE INDEFINITELY CONSIDERATION OF S. … · 28–30 July 31, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225, BY ELIMINATING ALL THAT RELA… · 29–29 July 31, 1850 · TO AMEND THE BILL S. 225 BY ELIMINATING THE P… · 21–37 July 31, 1850 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE REJECTING THE AMENDMEN… · 33–26 July 31, 1850 · TO POSTPONE UNTIL THE FIRST MONDAY IN DECEMBE… · 25–30 July 31, 1850 · TO AMEND THE BILL S. 225, WHICH AMENDMENT ELI… · 34–25 July 31, 1850 · TO AMEND S. 225 BY CHANGING THE SOUTHERN BOUN… · 26–27 August 28, 1850 · TO GO INTO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IN ORDER TO… · 61–141 September 7, 1850 · TO PASS S. 225 (9 STAT. 453, APP. 9/9/1850), … · 97–85
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 12 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 15 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 1 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 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: 0 yes, 2 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: 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 2 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 2 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.

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

Kentucky 0 yes, 2 no

Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no

Maryland 0 yes, 2 no

Michigan 1 yes, 1 no

Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

New Jersey 2 yes, 0 no

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

South Carolina 0 yes, 1 no

Tennessee 0 yes, 2 no

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

Wisconsin 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 59 members

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