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Senate recorded vote (35th Congress) · March 3, 1859
H.R. 713

Recorded vote

TO RECEDE FROM SENATE AMENDMENT, IN ORDER TO BRING THE MINDS OF BOTH HOUSES TOGETHER ON H. R. 713, WHICH AMENDMENT AUTHORIZES POSTMASTER GENERAL TO CONTRACT FOR MAIL TRANSPORTATION FROM NEW YORK TO SAN FRANCIS…

Bill actionTransportation
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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. 713

March 1, 1859 · TO ADOPT FIFTH AMENDMENT TO H.R. 713, (11 STA… · 108–70 March 1, 1859 · TO PASS H.R. 713, BILL RELATING TO CIVIL APPR… · 97–91 March 2, 1859 · TO DECIDE POINT OF ORDER, RAISED DURING DEBAT… · 28–27 March 2, 1859 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO H. R. 713, SO AS TO ALL… · 27–30 March 2, 1859 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO H. R. 713, SO AS TO AUT… · 24–10 March 2, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 713, SO AS TO PROVIDE APPROPRI… · 16–26 March 2, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 713, SO AS TO MAKE APPROPRIATI… · 28–19 March 2, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 713, SO AS TO REDUCE PROPOSED … · 21–29 March 2, 1859 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO H. R. 713, SO AS TO LIM… · 16–25 March 3, 1859 · TO PUT THE MAIN QUESTION WHICH IS TO VOTE ON … · 105–78 March 3, 1859 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 713, WHICH … · 98–53 March 3, 1859 · TO AMEND H.R. 713, SO AS TO ABOLISH THE FRANK… · 85–89 March 3, 1859 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 713 SO AS T… · 92–93 March 3, 1859 · TO TABLE MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE DISAGREEIN… · 86–93 March 3, 1859 · TO TABLE MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE DISAGREEIN… · 85–92 March 3, 1859 · TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH 28TH AMENDMENT TO… · 96–82 March 3, 1859 · TO CONCUR IN 28TH AMENDMENT TO H.R.713. (P. … · 95–84 March 3, 1859 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO H. R. 713, SO AS TO AUT… · 19–29 March 3, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 713, SO AS TO MAKE APPROPRIATI… · 34–13 March 3, 1859 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO H. R. 713, SO AS TO CON… · 39–13 March 3, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 713, SO AS TO MAKE APPROPRIATI… · 19–30 March 3, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 713, SO AS TO MAKE APPROPRIATI… · 25–19 March 3, 1859 · TO TABLE APPEAL TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH T… · 28–18 March 3, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 713, SO AS TO REDUCE THE PROPO… · 29–19 March 3, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 713, SO AS TO MAKE APPROPRIATI… · 20–26 March 3, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 713, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE REVENU… · 24–30 March 3, 1859 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 713, AS MADE … · 36–22 March 3, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 713, BY MEANS OF AN ADDITIONAL… · 12–34 March 3, 1859 · TO TABLE THE APPEAL FROM THE DECISION OF THE … · 26–19 March 3, 1859 · TO PASS H. R. 713. · 35–20 March 3, 1859 · TO RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT TO CIVIL EXPENSE APP… · 28–13
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 12 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 12 every one voted no; 6 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, 0 no, 2 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 1 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 1 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, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 1 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, 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: 2 yes, 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 1 no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Missouri 2 yes, 0 no

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

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

Oregon 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 1 yes, 1 no

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

Tennessee 1 yes, 1 no

Texas 2 yes, 0 no

Vermont 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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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