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Senate recorded vote (35th Congress) · February 26, 1859
H.R. 667

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H. R. 667, SO AS TO INCREASE THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE BENICIA ARSENAL FOR A STORE HOUSE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE PACIFIC COAST. (P.1388-3)

AmendmentDefense & war
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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. 667

February 21, 1859 · TO TABLE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHI… · 94–82 February 21, 1859 · TO AMEND THE SIXTH AMENDMENT TO H.R. 667, A B… · 67–126 February 21, 1859 · TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY… · 95–91 February 21, 1859 · TO AMEND H.R. 667, SO AS TO ELIMINATE APPROPR… · 100–97 February 21, 1859 · TO PASS H.R. 667, BILL RELATING TO ARMY APPRO… · 116–93 February 26, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 667 (11 STAT. 431, APP. 3/3/18… · 29–11 February 26, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 667 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE SEC… · 38–11 February 26, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 667, BY ADDITION OF A STATEMEN… · 12–29 February 26, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 667 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR REIMB… · 23–15 February 26, 1859 · TO AGREE TO AMENDED AMENDMENT TO H. R. 667, W… · 28–12 February 26, 1859 · TO PASS H. R. 667. · 24–16 March 2, 1859 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 667, A BILL REL… · 122–61 March 2, 1859 · TO AMEND H.R. 667, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE SECRETA… · 161–23 March 2, 1859 · TO ADOPT THE 25TH AMENDMENT TO H.R. 667, WHIC… · 81–102
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 16 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 10 every one voted no; 3 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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: 1 yes, 1 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 1 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

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

Texas 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 66 members

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