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House recorded vote (35th Congress) · February 21, 1859
H.R. 667

Recorded vote

TO PASS H.R. 667, BILL RELATING TO ARMY APPROPRIATIONS. (P. 1193-3)

PassageDefense & war
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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
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. 667

February 21, 1859 · TO TABLE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHI… · 94–82 February 21, 1859 · TO AMEND THE SIXTH AMENDMENT TO H.R. 667, A B… · 67–126 February 21, 1859 · TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY… · 95–91 February 21, 1859 · TO AMEND H.R. 667, SO AS TO ELIMINATE APPROPR… · 100–97 February 26, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 667 (11 STAT. 431, APP. 3/3/18… · 29–11 February 26, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 667, SO AS TO INCREASE THE APP… · 26–16 February 26, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 667 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE SEC… · 38–11 February 26, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 667, BY ADDITION OF A STATEMEN… · 12–29 February 26, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 667 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR REIMB… · 23–15 February 26, 1859 · TO AGREE TO AMENDED AMENDMENT TO H. R. 667, W… · 28–12 February 26, 1859 · TO PASS H. R. 667. · 24–16 March 2, 1859 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 667, A BILL REL… · 122–61 March 2, 1859 · TO AMEND H.R. 667, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE SECRETA… · 161–23 March 2, 1859 · TO ADOPT THE 25TH AMENDMENT TO H.R. 667, WHIC… · 81–102
The map

How each state's members voted

In 10 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 7 every one voted no; 15 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its members voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: no member on this roll call
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 5 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 3 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 4 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 3 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 9 yes, 18 no, 6 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 10 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 0 no
  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: 6 yes, 5 no
  22. Ohio: 6 yes, 12 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 11 yes, 10 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 3 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 5 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 9 yes, 1 no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 11 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 3 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 1 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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 7 yes, 3 no
  41. North Carolina: 7 yes, 1 no
  42. South Carolina: 5 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: 4 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 5 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 6 yes, 1 no
  48. Georgia: 4 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 0 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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

Connecticut 2 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

Florida 1 yes, 0 no

Oregon 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 238 members

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