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Senate recorded vote (36th Congress) · June 20, 1860
H.R. 503

Recorded vote

ON VOTING AGAIN, DUE TO NO QUORUM ON THE VOTE ON MOTION TO AMEND IN NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE AMENDMENT REGARDING POSTAL ROUTES AND CONTRACTS TO THE BILL H.R. 503, BY REQUIRING AN INVESTIGATION OF THE C…

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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. 503

May 17, 1860 · TO AMEND H.R. 503 (12 STAT 112, APP. 6/25/186… · 60–115 May 17, 1860 · TO PASS H.R. 503 (12 STAT 112, APP. 6/25/1860… · 108–59 June 1, 1860 · TO AMEND H.R. 503, (APP. 6-25-60), BY PERMITT… · 17–28 June 1, 1860 · TO AMEND H.R. 503, BY ADDING THAT NO SERVICE … · 23–26 June 2, 1860 · TO AMEND H.R. 503, BY ELIMINATING THE PROVISO… · 28–24 June 4, 1860 · TO TABLE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE REJECTIN… · 116–57 June 12, 1860 · TO RECEDE AND CONCUR IN A SENATE AMENDMENT WI… · 123–63 June 19, 1860 · TO POSTPONE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL… · 20–17 June 19, 1860 · TO AMEND A HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 503, (APP.… · 17–15 June 20, 1860 · TO POSTPONE THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS WHICH IS … · 33–17 June 20, 1860 · TO AMEND HOUSE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL H.R. 503… · 20–21 June 20, 1860 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO H.R. 503 BY STRIKING OU… · 17–27 June 20, 1860 · THAT THE SENATE DISAGREE TO THE HOUSE AMENDME… · 23–20 June 22, 1860 · THAT THE SENATE AGREE TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO F… · 24–15 June 23, 1860 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE AGREEING HOUSE AMENDME… · 21–19 June 23, 1860 · TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL H.R. 50… · 23–20 June 23, 1860 · ON AGREEING TO THE HOUSE AMENDMENT TO THE BIL… · 17–23 June 23, 1860 · ON CONCURRING IN HOUSE AMENDMENT TO THE FIRST… · 18–21 June 23, 1860 · THAT THE SENATE INSIST IN ITS THIRD AMENDMENT… · 24–15 June 25, 1860 · TO RECEDE AND CONCUR IN A SENATE AMENDMENT TO… · 83–64
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 11 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 16 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, 2 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

Georgia 0 yes, 1 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

Indiana 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, 2 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 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Missouri 1 yes, 0 no, 1 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

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

Oregon 1 yes, 0 no

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 1 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 0 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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