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Senate recorded vote (36th Congress) · January 15, 1861
H.R. 701

Recorded vote

TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF THE PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL, H.R. 701, IN ORDER TO CONSIDER S.J.RES. 54, PROPOSING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE U.S. RELATING TO SLAVERY. (P. 379-2,3,281-1)

Bill actionCivil rights
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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. 701

December 20, 1860 · TO PASS H.R. 701, A BILL GRANTING ALTERNATE S… · 95–74 January 5, 1861 · TO AMEND THE BILL, H.R. 701 SECURING CONTRACT… · 35–23 January 9, 1861 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE POSTPONING UNTIL TOMOR… · 33–18 January 15, 1861 · TO POSTPONE INDEFINITELY THE BILL H.R. 701. … · 12–38 January 15, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 701, BY PROVIDING THAT CERTAIN … · 31–15 January 16, 1861 · TO POSTPONE H.R. 701, IN ORDER TO PROCEED TO … · 27–26 January 17, 1861 · TO AMEND BILL H.R. 701, TO SECURE CONTRACTS A… · 34–11 January 17, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 701 BY PROVIDING FOR A ROAD FRO… · 12–32 January 17, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 701, BY CHANGING THE WORDS "TO … · 22–29 January 23, 1861 · TO AMEND THE BILL, H.R. 701, SECURING CONTRAC… · 20–25 January 24, 1861 · TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL H.R. 70… · 20–26 January 29, 1861 · TO AMEND PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL, H.R. 701, IN … · 19–24 January 29, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 701 BY PROVIDING FOR A NORTHERN… · 22–19 January 29, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 701 IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE THE C… · 22–25 January 29, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 701, IN ORDER TO ALLOT $25,000,… · 19–28 January 29, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 701, BY ELIMINATING THE PROVISI… · 9–35 January 29, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 701, BY GRANTING LAND FOR A BRA… · 28–22 January 29, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 701 IN ORDER TO HAVE CONGRESS N… · 19–25 January 30, 1861 · TO CONCUR IN THE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL H.R. 7… · 27–19 January 30, 1861 · TO PASS H.R. 701. (P. 638-3) · 37–14 February 12, 1861 · TO TABLE THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO, AND THEREF… · 39–111 February 14, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 701, PROVIDING FOR A PACIFIC RA… · 95–62
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 10 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 13 every one voted no; 4 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, 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, 1 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 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, 1 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, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 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: 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: no member on this roll call
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: no member on this roll call
  47. Alabama: no member on this roll call
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  51. Florida: no member on this roll call

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

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

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

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

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

Louisiana 2 yes, 0 no

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

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

Missouri 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

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

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

Vermont 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 58 members

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