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Senate recorded vote (35th Congress) · April 19, 1858
H.R. 306

Recorded vote

TO AMEND THE BILL H. R. 306 (APP. 5/4/1858), TO SUPPLY DEFICIENCIES IN THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE SERVICES OF THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1858, BY STRIKING OUT THE 3RD SECTION OF SAID BILL AS AMENDED: "THAT THE TR…

AmendmentBudget & spending
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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. 306

April 8, 1858 · TO TABLE H.R. 306, (11 STAT. 266, APP. 5-4-58… · 43–143 April 8, 1858 · TO REFER TO THE COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS. … · 101–119 April 8, 1858 · TO PASS H.R. 306. (P. 1544-1) · 106–124 April 9, 1858 · TO SEND TO COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS, H.R. … · 75–127 April 9, 1858 · TO PASS H.R. 306. (P. 1551-1) · 110–97 April 20, 1858 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 306 AS MADE I… · 21–30 April 21, 1858 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT AS MADE IN COMMITTEE O… · 24–21 April 21, 1858 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 306 AS MADE I… · 22–24 April 21, 1858 · TO AMEND H. R. 306, SO AS TO PROVIDE "THAT NO… · 24–25 April 21, 1858 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 306, WHICH… · 22–26 April 21, 1858 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 306, WHICH… · 33–13 April 22, 1858 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 306 AS MADE I… · 26–22 April 22, 1858 · TO AMEND H. R. 306, BY PROVIDING THAT THE CLE… · 24–22 April 22, 1858 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE AGREEING TO THE AMENDM… · 30–20 April 22, 1858 · TO RECONSIDER AMENDMENT TO H. R. 306, RELATIN… · 8–38 April 22, 1858 · TO AMEND H. R. 306, BY ELIMINATING 3RD SECTIO… · 25–22 April 22, 1858 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 306, MADE AS … · 23–27 April 24, 1858 · TO AMEND H. R. 306, BY REDUCING THE APPROPRIA… · 22–30 April 24, 1858 · TO AMEND H. R. 306 BY ELIMINATING APPROPRIATI… · 13–34 April 24, 1858 · TO AMEND H. R. 306 BY PROVIDING THAT OF MONEY… · 18–29 April 24, 1858 · TO PASS H. R. 306. · 29–19 April 26, 1858 · TO ADOPT SENATE AMENDMENT #1 TO H.R. 306, A B… · 67–119 April 26, 1858 · TO ADOPT SENATE AMENDMENT #2 TO H.R. 306, WHI… · 55–126 April 29, 1858 · TO RECEDE FROM SENATE'S AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 30… · 18–22 April 30, 1858 · TO RECEDE FROM SENATES AMENDMENTS TO H. R. 30… · 26–21
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 7 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 15 every one voted no; 6 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, 1 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 1 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, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 0 yes, 2 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, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 1 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 1 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 2 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  51. Florida: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Louisiana 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

New Jersey 1 yes, 1 no

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

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no

South Carolina 0 yes, 2 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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