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Senate recorded vote (34th Congress) · August 7, 1856
H.R. 153

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 153 BY PROVIDING FOR THE RECALL OF GOVERNMENT ARMS HERETOFORE DISTRIBUTED TO THE MILITIA AND PEOPLE OF THE TERRITORY OF KANSAS, INSTEAD OF PROVIDING TO DISARM THE PRESENT ORGANIZED MILITIA AND RE…

AmendmentDefense & 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. 153

May 21, 1856 · TO TABLE THE RESOLUTION TO CLOSE DEBATE ON H.… · 75–54 July 29, 1856 · TO AMEND H. R. 153, A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATI… · 88–89 July 29, 1856 · TO AMEND H. R. 153, TO PROVIDE THAT NO MILITA… · 91–86 July 29, 1856 · TO ORDER H. R. 153 TO BE ENGROSSED AND READ A… · 92–83 July 29, 1856 · TO PASS H. R. 153. (P.1814-2) · 89–82 August 5, 1856 · TO POSTPONE ALL PRIOR ORDERS AND TAKE UP CONS… · 18–26 August 6, 1856 · TO POSTPONE ALL PRIOR ORDERS IN ORDER TO TAKE… · 21–24 August 7, 1856 · TO POSTPONE ALL PRIOR ORDERS TO CONSIDER H.R.… · 35–4 August 7, 1856 · TO AMEND H.R. 153 BY ELIMINATING THE PROVISIO… · 29–9 August 7, 1856 · TO PASS H.R. 153. · 27–8 August 11, 1856 · TO TABLE AN APPEAL FROM THE DECISION OF THE C… · 97–81 August 11, 1856 · TO AMEND H. R. 153, A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATI… · 101–84 August 16, 1856 · TO RECEDE FROM HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND CONCUR IN… · 92–99 August 16, 1856 · TO APPOINT A COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE ON H. R.… · 98–98 August 16, 1856 · TO RECEDE FROM A HOUSE AMENDMENT TO A SENATE … · 81–86 August 16, 1856 · TO INSIST ON SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 153 (AP… · 35–10 August 16, 1856 · TO INSIST ON SENATE'S AMENDMENT TO H.R. 153, … · 32–11 August 16, 1856 · TO INSIST ON SENATES AMENDMENT TO H.R. 153, W… · 27–10 August 16, 1856 · TO FURTHER INSIST ON THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO … · 25–8 August 18, 1856 · TO AGREE TO THE REQUEST OF THE SENATE FOR ANO… · 98–103 August 18, 1856 · TO INSIST ON SENATES AMENDMENT TO H.R. 153, A… · 40–12 August 23, 1856 · TO ORDER A CALL OF THE HOUSE. (P.25-2) · 83–105 August 23, 1856 · TO RECEDE FROM DISAGREEMENT TO A SENATE AMEND… · 97–100 August 23, 1856 · TO ADHERE TO DISAGREEMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT… · 98–97 August 27, 1856 · TO ADJOURN, DURING DEBATE ON A RESOLUTION THA… · 67–119 August 27, 1856 · TO ADJOURN DURING DEBATE ON RESOLUTION THAT C… · 86–99 August 27, 1856 · TO INSIST ON SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 153, AN… · 33–6 August 28, 1856 · TO RECEDE FROM ITS ADHERENCE TO A HOUSE AMEND… · 97–100 August 28, 1856 · TO ADHERE TO ITS DISAGREEMENT TO A SENATE AME… · 101–97 August 28, 1856 · TO TABLE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER A VOTE ON H. … · 98–94 August 29, 1856 · TO ADHERE TO THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 153… · 32–6
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 7 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 16 every one voted no; 7 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 0 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, 1 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: 1 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 2 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: 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, 2 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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or 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.

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

California 0 yes, 1 no

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

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

Indiana 0 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

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

Michigan 1 yes, 1 no

Missouri 0 yes, 1 no

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

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

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

New Jersey 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

Rhode Island 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

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

Vermont 2 yes, 0 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 59 members

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