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Senate recorded vote (35th Congress) · January 18, 1859
S. 65

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 65, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ROUTE BE FROM SOME POINT BETWEEN THE 49TH AND 32ND PARALLELS TO THE PACIFIC COAST IN CALIFORNIA RATHER THAN FROM A POINT ON THE MISSOURI RIVER BETWEEN THE MOUTHS OF TH…

Amendment
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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 S. 65

January 12, 1858 · TO AGREE TO THE FIRST PART OF AMENDMENT AS AM… · 25–32 March 24, 1858 · TO POSTPONE S. 65, THE PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL,… · 30–16 April 17, 1858 · TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF S. 65. (P.1641,… · 25–22 December 13, 1858 · TO POSTPONE THE PREVIOUS ORDERS SO AS TO RESU… · 30–18 December 14, 1858 · TO TABLE S. 65. (P.72) · 23–32 December 20, 1858 · TO AMEND S. 65 SO AS TO CHANGE THE PROPOSED E… · 17–29 December 20, 1858 · TO AMEND S. 65 BY ELIMINATING REQUIREMENT THA… · 25–23 January 7, 1859 · TO POSTPONE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF S. 65, A… · 20–30 January 12, 1859 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO S. 65, WHICH AMENDMENT … · 35–14 January 14, 1859 · TO POSTPONE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF S. 65 AN… · 24–32 January 14, 1859 · TO AMEND A PROVISION IN S. 65 RELATING TO CON… · 19–35 January 14, 1859 · TO AMEND S. 65 SO AS TO SPECIFY THE ROUTE AS … · 23–31 January 14, 1859 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT OFFERED AS SUBSTITUTE TO S… · 31–25 January 14, 1859 · TO RECOMMIT S. 65 TO A SELECT COMMITTEE TOGET… · 23–29 January 14, 1859 · TO TABLE S. 65. (P.382, COL.2) · 27–30 January 18, 1859 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO S. 65 WHICH AMENDMEN… · 3–48 January 18, 1859 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO S. 65 WHICH AMENDMENT P… · 21–32 January 18, 1859 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO S. 65 WHICH AMENDMENT P… · 9–45 January 18, 1859 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO S. 65, WHICH AMENDME… · 9–43 January 18, 1859 · TO AMEND S. 65 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY CITI… · 19–33 January 19, 1859 · TO TABLE S. 65. (P.442) · 20–38 January 26, 1859 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO S. 65, WHICH AMENDME… · 13–32 January 26, 1859 · TO AMEND IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE S. 65,… · 18–33 January 26, 1859 · TO AMEND S. 65 BY INSERTING THAT THE PROPOSED… · 26–28 January 26, 1859 · TO AMEND S. 65 SO AS TO CHANGE EASTERN TERMIN… · 18–33 January 26, 1859 · TO TABLE S. 65. · 21–26 January 26, 1859 · TO RECOMMIT S. 65 TO A SELECT COMMITTEE WITH … · 16–26 January 26, 1859 · TO AMEND S. 65, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE… · 14–29 January 27, 1859 · TO AMEND S. 65, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NOTHING… · 38–12 January 27, 1859 · TO AMEND S. 65 SO AS TO ADD THAT SECRETARY OF… · 29–18 January 27, 1859 · TO AMEND S. 65, BY SUBSTITUTING FOR ALL AFTER… · 38–20 January 27, 1859 · TO TABLE S. 65. (P.633, COL.3) · 23–29 January 27, 1859 · TO RECOMMIT S. 65, TO A SELECT COMMITTEE WITH… · 17–36 January 27, 1859 · TO PASS S. 65 WITH TITLE CHANGED TO "AN ACT T… · 31–20
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 12 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 17 every one voted no; 2 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 1 no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 2 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 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.

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

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

Illinois 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

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

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

Minnesota 0 yes, 2 no

Missouri 1 yes, 1 no

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no

South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

Tennessee 2 yes, 0 no

Texas 2 yes, 0 no

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

Vermont 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 64 members

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