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Senate recorded vote (33rd Congress) · July 26, 1854
H.R. 48

Recorded vote

TO ADOPT AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 48, WHICH AMENDMENT SETS THE SALARIES OF THE MINISTERS TO GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE AT $15,000 PER ANNUM, AND PROVIDES A SUM NOT TO EXCEED $9,000 FOR THE OUTFIT FOR EACH. (P. 1943-…

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. 48

July 6, 1854 · TO CONCUR IN THE 22ND AMENDMENT MADE IN COMMI… · 72–70 July 6, 1854 · TO AGREE TO THE 26TH AMENDMENT TO H.R. 48, MA… · 84–54 July 6, 1854 · TO CONCUR IN THE 42ND AMENDMENT TO H.R. 48, M… · 65–87 July 6, 1854 · TO CONCUR IN THE 45TH AMENDMENT TO H.R. 48, M… · 65–72 July 6, 1854 · TO CONCUR IN THE 46TH AMENDMENT TO H.R. 48, M… · 60–91 July 6, 1854 · TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY… · 75–71 July 6, 1854 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT MADE IN COMM. OF TH… · 64–78 July 6, 1854 · TO PASS H.R. 48. · 74–82 July 7, 1854 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH H.R. 48 WAS O… · 85–69 July 7, 1854 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE TWENTY-SE… · 84–68 July 7, 1854 · TO CONCUR IN THE 22ND AMENDMENT TO H.R. 48, A… · 77–74 July 7, 1854 · TO PASS H.R. 48. · 92–67 July 24, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 48, (8-4-1854), MAKING APPROPRI… · 20–30 July 24, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 48, (8-4-1854), MAKING… · 26–19 July 25, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 48, (APP. 8-4-1854), M… · 28–19 July 25, 1854 · ON CONCURRING IN AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 48, WHI… · 32–15 July 25, 1854 · ON AGREEING TO AMENDMENT H.R. 48, ENABLING TH… · 24–18 July 25, 1854 · ON AGREEING TO AMENDMENT TO THE BILL H.R. 48,… · 30–15 July 25, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 48, BY APPROPRIATING $2,500, PE… · 18–26 July 25, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 48, BY APPROPRIATING $300,000 T… · 19–26 July 25, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R.48, BY ELIMINATING FROM THE CLAU… · 28–18 July 26, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 48, BY AUTHORIZING THE SECRETAR… · 19–24 July 26, 1854 · ON AGREEING TO AMENDMENT TO H.R. 48, WHICH AM… · 31–16 July 26, 1854 · ON AGREEING TO AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT OF H.R.… · 17–24 July 26, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 48, BY AUTHORIZING THE… · 18–22 July 26, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 48, BY PROVIDING THAT ONLY THE … · 13–30 July 26, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 48, BY PROVIDING THAT THE SEC. … · 27–17 July 26, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 48, BY INCREASING THE APPROPRIA… · 29–16 July 27, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 48, SO AS TO GIVE THE … · 21–19 July 27, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 48, BY SETTING THE SAL… · 25–17 July 27, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 48, BY INCREASING THE … · 11–29 July 27, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 48, BY FIXING THE SALARIES OF T… · 25–21 July 27, 1854 · ON AGREEING TO AN AMENDMENT TO THE BILL H.R. … · 16–25 July 27, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 48, BY INCREASING THE ANNUAL SA… · 11–29 July 27, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 48, BY INCREASING THE … · 18–23 July 27, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 48, BY INCREASING THE SALARIES … · 9–29 July 27, 1854 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE SENATE AG… · 18–20 July 27, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R.48, BY PROVIDING THAT T… · 16–22 July 27, 1854 · TO RECONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO THE BILL, H.R. … · 19–21 July 27, 1854 · ON PASSAGE OF THE BILL H.R. 48. · 25–16 August 2, 1854 · TO CONCUR IN THE 128TH SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.… · 86–88 August 2, 1854 · TO CONCUR IN THE 45TH SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R… · 71–110 August 2, 1854 · TO CONCUR IN THE 59TH SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R… · 97–86 August 2, 1854 · TO CONCUR IN THE 60TH SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R… · 87–78 August 2, 1854 · TO CONCUR IN THE 161ST SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.… · 72–70 August 2, 1854 · TO CONCUR IN THE 179TH SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.… · 57–82 August 2, 1854 · TO TABLE THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 48. (P… · 70–113 August 3, 1854 · THAT THE SENATE RECEDE FROM ITS AMENDMENT TO … · 27–19
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 10 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 11 every one voted no; 8 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: 0 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 1 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 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, 2 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 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, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 1 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 1 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 1 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.

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

Connecticut 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

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

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

Louisiana 1 yes, 1 no

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

Maryland 2 yes, 0 no

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

Mississippi 1 yes, 1 no

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

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

Vermont 0 yes, 1 no

Wisconsin 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 60 members

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