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Senate recorded vote (35th Congress) · March 1, 1859
H.R. 872

Recorded vote

TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO H. R. 872 SO AS TO INCREASE MAIL SERVICE BETWEEN ST. JOSEPH, MO. AND PLACERVILLE, CALIF., TO REQUIRE THE MAILS TO BE TRANSPORTED THROUGH IN 125 DAYS AND FOR A SUM NOT TO EXCEED $130,000. …

AmendmentTransportation
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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. 872

February 24, 1859 · TO TABLE H.R. 872, A BILL RELATING TO POST OF… · 23–168 February 24, 1859 · TO AMEND H.R. 872, A BILL RELATING TO POST OF… · 99–102 February 24, 1859 · TO AMEND H.R. 872, SO AS TO ADD A PROVISION T… · 92–104 February 24, 1859 · TO ADOPT THE EIGHT AMENDMENT TO H.R. 872, WHI… · 111–79 February 24, 1859 · TO PASS H.R. 872, BILL RELATING TO POST OFFIC… · 86–119 February 25, 1859 · TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY… · 84–104 February 25, 1859 · TO RECONSIDER PREVIOUS VOTE BY WHICH H.R. 872… · 121–74 February 26, 1859 · TO ORDER THE MAIN QUESTION WHICH IS TO ADOPT … · 110–91 February 26, 1859 · TO ADOPT EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO H.R. 872. (P. 1… · 117–82 February 26, 1859 · TO PASS H.R. 872, BILL RELATING TO POST OFFIC… · 108–103 February 28, 1859 · TO AGREE TO AMENDED AMENDMENT TO H. R. 872, A… · 22–26 February 28, 1859 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO H. R. 872, SO AS TO INC… · 26–25 February 28, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 872, BY AN INSERTION PROVIDING… · 32–17 February 28, 1859 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO H. R. 872, SO AS TO EST… · 19–27 March 1, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 872 SO AS TO INCREASE THE RATE… · 29–28 March 1, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 872 SO AS TO PERMIT BUTTERFIEL… · 20–30 March 1, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 872, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR 6 YE… · 14–15 March 1, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 872, SO AS TO ESTABLISH SIX YE… · 33–4 March 1, 1859 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 872, MADE IN … · 32–16 March 1, 1859 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 872, MADE IN … · 29–24 March 1, 1859 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 872 SO AS TO A… · 17–27 March 1, 1859 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 872, AS MADE … · 27–22 March 1, 1859 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO H. R. 872 SO AS TO DIRE… · 24–22 March 1, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 872, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE PO… · 22–20 March 1, 1859 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 872, MADE IN … · 26–19 March 1, 1859 · TO PASS H. R. 872. · 29–22 March 1, 1859 · TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH H. R. 872 WAS PAS… · 22–28 March 2, 1859 · TO SUSPEND RULES SO AS TO CONSIDER SENATE AME… · 86–51 March 3, 1859 · TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH THE CONFERENCE RE… · 19–19
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

Georgia 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 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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

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

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

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

Minnesota 2 yes, 0 no

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

Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

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

New Jersey 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

Texas 0 yes, 2 no

Virginia 0 yes, 1 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 — 66 members

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