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Senate recorded vote (35th Congress) · January 29, 1859
H.R. 541

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H. R. 541 AS IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE BY ADDITION SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NOTHING IN THIS ACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO AUTHORIZE THE WASHINGTON PASSENGER RAILWAY COMPANY TO MAKE, ISSUE, OR PUT INTO CIRCUL…

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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. 541

May 25, 1858 · TO TABLE H.R. 541, A BILL RELATING TO RAILWAY… · 87–100 May 25, 1858 · TO PASS H.R. 541 A BILL RELATING TO RAILWAY O… · 100–82 January 29, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 541, SO AS TO CHANGE ROUTE FRO… · 21–18 January 29, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 541 BY INSERTING SUBSTITUTE AF… · 18–21 February 5, 1859 · TO AGREE TO AMENDMENT AS MADE IN COMMITTEE OF… · 24–18 February 5, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 541, BY SUBSTITUTING FOR ALL A… · 15–32 February 5, 1859 · TO AMEND H. 541, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE MAYORS OF… · 19–22 February 5, 1859 · TO AMEND H. 541 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE CORPORATIO… · 19–27 February 5, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 541 SO AS TO EXTEND THE PROPOS… · 22–21 February 5, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 541 SO AS TO SPECIFY SUMS OF M… · 18–24 February 5, 1859 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT AS MADE IN THE COMMITT… · 17–19 February 5, 1859 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 541 AS MADE I… · 12–21 February 5, 1859 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 541 AS MADE I… · 13–20 February 5, 1859 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 541 AS MADE I… · 13–18 February 7, 1859 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 541 AS MADE I… · 29–24 February 7, 1859 · TO TABLE H. R. 541. (P.860, COL.3) · 21–25 February 7, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 541 BY INSERTION TO PROVIDE TH… · 5–35 February 8, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 541, BY INSERTING SUBSTITUTE A… · 23–21 February 8, 1859 · TO PASS H. R. 541. · 22–24 March 3, 1859 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH H. R. 541, RE… · 23–25
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 19 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 3 every one voted no; 1 was 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 0 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 1 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 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.

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

New Jersey 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

New York 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

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

Rhode Island 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

Texas 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 64 members

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