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Senate recorded vote (32nd Congress) · February 25, 1853
H.R. 336

Recorded vote

ON CONCURRING IN AMENDMENT TO THE BILL (H R 336), WHICH AMENDMENT, MADE IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, ESTABLISHES MILITARY POSTS IN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FOR THE PROTECTION OF EMIGRANT ROUTES. (P. 849-3 845-2)

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. 336

February 11, 1853 · TO AMEND H.R. 336, (3-3-53), A BILL MAKING AP… · 87–59 February 23, 1853 · TO AMEND H.R. 336 (10-STAT. L. 214, MAR. 3, 1… · 30–14 February 24, 1853 · ON DECIDING THE POINT OF ORDER, MADE DURING C… · 40–5 February 24, 1853 · TO SUSTAIN THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR THAT IT … · 25–10 February 25, 1853 · TO AMEND (H R 336), BY ELIMINATING THE AUTHOR… · 17–32 February 25, 1853 · TO AMEND (H R 336), BY ADDING THREE SECTIONS … · 31–16 February 25, 1853 · ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO (H.R. 336), W… · 26–23 February 25, 1853 · TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 336), BY ADDING A SEC… · 25–23 February 25, 1853 · TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 336), BY PROVIDING FOR… · 25–20 February 25, 1853 · TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 336), BY ELIMINATING T… · 21–25 February 25, 1853 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE TO CONCUR IN THE AMEND… · 23–23 February 26, 1853 · TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 336), BY AUTHORIZING T… · 29–24 February 26, 1853 · TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 336), BY PREVENTING TH… · 22–30 March 2, 1853 · TO AMEND H.R. 336 (3-3-53), A BILL MAKING APP… · 73–65 March 2, 1853 · TO AGREE TO THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 336,… · 85–78 March 2, 1853 · THAT THE HOUSE AGREE TO THE 14TH AMENDMENT OF… · 89–73 March 2, 1853 · TO CONCUR IN A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 336, … · 112–61 March 2, 1853 · TO CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 336… · 95–84
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 12 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 13 every one voted no; 4 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 1 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 2 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 2 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 1 yes, 1 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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 2 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 2 no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 1 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

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

Indiana 1 yes, 1 no

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

Massachusetts 1 yes, 1 no

Maryland 0 yes, 2 no

Michigan 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

New Jersey 0 yes, 1 no

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

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

Tennessee 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 61 members

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