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Senate recorded vote (33rd Congress) · February 5, 1855
S. 511

Recorded vote

TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE SENATE ACCEPTED THE AMENDMENT TO S. 511, WHICH AMENDMENT PROPOSES THAT WHERE ***MISSING TEXT*** STATE, TO RESIST A PUBLIC ENEMY THEY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE BENEFITS OF THE…

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 S. 511

January 2, 1855 · TO AMEND BILL, S. 511, (10 STAT. L. 701, 3-3-… · 9–25 January 3, 1855 · TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH S. 511, WAS AMEND… · 11–29 January 4, 1855 · TO AMEND S. 511, BY LIMITTING THE LANDS TO BE… · 24–15 January 4, 1855 · TO AMEND S. 511, BY LIMITTING THE LANDS TO BE… · 23–14 January 19, 1855 · TO AMEND S. 511 (10 STAT. 701, 3-3-1855), A B… · 24–17 January 22, 1855 · TO POSTPONE FURTHER CONSIDERATION UNTIL FIRST… · 8–43 January 23, 1855 · TO AMEND BILL S. 511, BY GIVING ALL COMMISSIO… · 29–13 January 23, 1855 · TO AMEND BILL, S. 511, BY ELIMINATING ALL OF … · 29–20 January 23, 1855 · TO AMEND THE BILL S. 511, BY PROVIDING THAT W… · 43–1 January 23, 1855 · TO AMEND BILL S. 511, BY PROVIDING THAT THE P… · 26–8 January 23, 1855 · TO AMEND S. 511, BY PROVIDING THAT THE PROVIS… · 16–30 January 23, 1855 · TO AMEND BILL, S. 511, BY PROVIDING THAT THE … · 15–28 January 23, 1855 · TO AMEND BILL, S. 511, BY PROVIDING THAT PROV… · 21–20 January 23, 1855 · TO AMEND BILL, S. 511, BY PROVIDING THAT PROV… · 24–16 January 29, 1855 · TO TAKE UP BILL, S. 511, (10 STAT. L. 701, 3-… · 23–24 February 5, 1855 · TO CONSIDER S. 511, (10, STAT. 701 3-3-1855),… · 29–15 February 5, 1855 · TO AMEND THE BILL S. 511, BY ALLOWING THE BEN… · 23–26 February 5, 1855 · TO AMEND THE BILL, S. 511, BY PROVIDING THAT … · 23–30 February 5, 1855 · TO AMEND THE BILL, S. 511, BY PROVIDING THAT … · 26–18 February 5, 1855 · TO AMEND THE BILL, S. 511, BY PROVIDING THAT … · 29–15 February 5, 1855 · ON PASSAGE OF THE BILL S. 511. · 30–15 February 27, 1855 · TO SUSPEND RULES, TAKE FROM THE SPEAKER'S TAB… · 127–51 February 27, 1855 · TO TABLE S. 511. (P. 973) · 54–132 February 28, 1855 · TO COMMIT S. 511 TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOL… · 71–110 February 28, 1855 · TO COMMIT S. 511 TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC L… · 72–105 February 28, 1855 · TO AMEND S. 511, BY SETTING CONDITIONS FOR A … · 63–99 February 28, 1855 · TO AMEND S. 511, BY STRIKING A PROHIBITION AG… · 93–74 February 28, 1855 · TO PASS S. 511. (P. 1004) · 136–39
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 15 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 10 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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.

Connecticut 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

Indiana 2 yes, 0 no

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

Louisiana 1 yes, 1 no

Massachusetts 0 yes, 1 no

Maryland 0 yes, 2 no

Michigan 2 yes, 0 no

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

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

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

New Jersey 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

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

Tennessee 2 yes, 0 no

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

Vermont 0 yes, 2 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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