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Senate recorded vote (35th Congress) · May 19, 1858
H.R. 2

Recorded vote

TO POSTPONE THE SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DEBATE ON H. R. 2.

Bill action
01
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.

03
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. 2

December 15, 1857 · TO AMEND A RESOLUTION SO AS TO SEND TO COMMIT… · 105–89 April 20, 1858 · TO TABLE H.R. 2, A BILL RELATING TO AGRICULTU… · 83–114 April 22, 1858 · TO TABLE H.R. 2, A BILL RELATING TO AGRICULTU… · 84–109 April 22, 1858 · TO RECOMMEND H.R. 2, A BILL RELATING TO AGRIC… · 93–104 April 22, 1858 · TO PASS H.R. 2 A BILL RELATING TO AGRICULTURA… · 105–100 April 22, 1858 · TO TABLE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH… · 102–92 May 19, 1858 · TO TAKE UP FOR CONSIDERATION H. R. 2, A BILL … · 28–25 December 15, 1858 · TO BRING UP FOR CONSIDERATION H. R. 2, THE AG… · 24–24 December 23, 1858 · TO BRING UP FOR CONSIDERATION H. R. 2. (P.18… · 20–28 January 1, 1859 · TO POSTPONE ALL PRIOR ORDERS AND TAKE UP H. R… · 30–26 February 1, 1859 · TO POSTPONE ALL PRIOR ORDERS AND H. R. 2 TO T… · 26–27 February 1, 1859 · TO RECOMMIT H. R. 2 TO COMMMITTEE ON PUBLIC L… · 27–28 February 2, 1859 · TO RECOMMIT H. R. 2 TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLI… · 28–26 February 3, 1859 · TO AGREE TO A MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WH… · 27–26 February 3, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 2 BY REPLACING FIRST AND SECON… · 24–28 February 3, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 2, SO AS TO INSERT AFTER 1ST S… · 22–30 February 3, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 2 SO AS TO ELIMINATE SECTION P… · 25–27 February 3, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 2 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ACT SH… · 22–31 February 3, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 2 SO AS TO MAKE THE ACT INOPER… · 25–27 February 7, 1859 · TO PASS H. R. 2, THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES BI… · 25–22 February 16, 1859 · TO TABLE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2, BILL RE… · 95–108 February 26, 1859 · TO PASS OVER THE PRESIDENT'S VETO, H.R. 2, A … · 105–96
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 13 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 14 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 0 no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 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, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 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, 1 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 2 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 1 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Louisiana 0 yes, 2 no

Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no

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

Minnesota 0 yes, 2 no

Missouri 0 yes, 2 no

Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no

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

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

New Jersey 0 yes, 2 no

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

South Carolina 0 yes, 1 no

Tennessee 1 yes, 1 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 63 members

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