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Senate recorded vote (35th Congress) · March 23, 1858
S. 161

Recorded vote

TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT TO S. 161 SO AS TO INSERT AFTER THE WORD "STATE", IN THE 9TH LINE OF SECOND SECTION: "THAT NOTHING IN THIS ACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO ABRIDGE OR INFRINGE ANY RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE ASSERTED …

Bill actionTransportation
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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. 161

March 1, 1858 · TO PROCEED WITH CONSIDERATION OF S. 161 (11 S… · 32–20 March 15, 1858 · TO POSTPONE UNTIL 12:30 TOMORROW FURTHER CONS… · 18–23 March 15, 1858 · TO POSTPONE UNTIL 12:30 TOMORROW FURTHER CONS… · 9–20 March 15, 1858 · TO ADJOURN UNTIL TOMORROW AT 12:30. (JP.262) · 15–22 March 15, 1858 · TO TABLE MOTION THAT SENATE PROCEED TO HEAR E… · 27–3 March 15, 1858 · TO POSTPONE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF S. 161 U… · 15–18 March 23, 1858 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO S. 161 WHICH PRO… · 37–19 March 23, 1858 · TO AMEND, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE S. 16… · 24–34 March 23, 1858 · TO PASS S. 161, PROVIDING FOR ADMISSION OF KA… · 33–25 April 1, 1858 · TO REJECT S. 161, (11 STAT. 269, APP. 5-4-58)… · 95–137 April 1, 1858 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO S. 161, AN ACT FOR T… · 72–160 April 1, 1858 · TO AMEND S. 161, AN ACT FOR ADMISSION OF KANS… · 120–112 April 1, 1858 · TO ADOPT S. 161, AS AMENDED, AN ACT FOR THE A… · 120–112 April 1, 1858 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE SENATE OR… · 33–21 April 2, 1858 · TO DISAGREE TO THE AMENDMENTS OF THE HOUSE OF… · 32–23 April 6, 1858 · TO TABLE MOTION WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE SECRE… · 26–24 April 8, 1858 · TO DETERMINE IF THE HOUSE ADHERES TO ITS AMEN… · 119–111 April 13, 1858 · TO INSIST UPON DISAGREEMENT TO THE AMENDMENT … · 30–24 April 14, 1858 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REQUESTED BY THE S… · 108–108 April 14, 1858 · TO TABLE RECONSIDERATION OF VOTE AGREEING TO … · 108–108 April 23, 1858 · TO POSTPONE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF S. 161 U… · 108–105 April 24, 1858 · TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY… · 105–101 April 26, 1858 · TO ADOPT AMENDMENT AS AMENDED SO AS TO POSTPO… · 100–104 April 26, 1858 · TO TABLE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 161. (P. 17… · 17–25 April 26, 1858 · TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF … · 32–9 April 26, 1858 · TO POSTPONE UNTIL TOMORROW AT 12:30 P.M., THE… · 22–14 April 27, 1858 · TO POSTPONE UNTIL TOMORROW AT 12:30 P.M. THE … · 35–10 April 29, 1858 · TO TABLE REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE ON… · 101–113 April 30, 1858 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITU… · 112–103 April 30, 1858 · TO TABLE MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE AGREEING T… · 113–100 April 30, 1858 · TO AGREE TO REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONFER… · 31–22
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 16 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 9 every one voted no; 5 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: 0 yes, 2 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, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 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: 2 yes, 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  41. North Carolina: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  51. Florida: 2 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.

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

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

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

Louisiana 2 yes, 0 no

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

Missouri 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

New Jersey 2 yes, 0 no

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

Rhode Island 1 yes, 1 no

South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

Tennessee 1 yes, 1 no

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

Vermont 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 62 members

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