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Senate recorded vote (36th Congress) · February 16, 1861
H.R. 338

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 338, BY REDUCING TAX ON LOWER GRADE CIGARS, VALUED AT $3.00 A THOUSAND OR LESS, FROM TWENTY TO TEN CENTS A POUND. (P. 956-3)

AmendmentTaxes & tariffs
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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. 338

May 8, 1860 · TO AMEND A RESOLUTION THAT ALL DEBATE IN COMM… · 62–108 May 10, 1860 · TO TABLE H.R. 338 (14 STAT 178, 3/2/1861), A … · 64–104 May 10, 1860 · TO PASS H.R. 338. (P. 2056) · 105–64 June 15, 1860 · TO POSTPONE THE PRIVATE CALENDAR, AND PROCEED… · 43–13 June 15, 1860 · TO POSTPONE FURTHER CONSIDERATION TO THE SECO… · 25–22 June 20, 1860 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND INTRODUCE H.R. 338 (… · 100–65 June 20, 1860 · TO POSTPONE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL… · 14–27 December 11, 1860 · TO CONSIDER H.R. 338 (12 STAT. 178, APP. 3-2-… · 29–27 December 11, 1860 · TO REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE WITH AME… · 29–27 January 23, 1861 · TO POSTPONE ALL SPECIAL ORDERS IN ORDER TO TA… · 27–21 February 8, 1861 · TO TAKE UP THE BILL H.R. 338, (12 STAT. 178),… · 26–23 February 15, 1861 · TO POSTPONE THE SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY, THE… · 27–20 February 15, 1861 · TO AMEND THE TARIFF BILL FOR 1862, H.R. 338, … · 14–27 February 16, 1861 · TO AMEND THE TARIFF BILL FOR 1862, H.R. 338, … · 26–19 February 16, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 338, BY INCREASING THE DUTY ON … · 29–9 February 16, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 338, BY LEAVING DUTY AT THREE C… · 19–20 February 16, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 338, BY PROVIDING THAT ALL WOOL… · 20–22 February 16, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 338, BY LAYING A DUTY OF TWENTY… · 18–23 February 16, 1861 · TO ADJOURN IN ORDER TO POSTPONE DEBATE UNTIL … · 16–14 February 18, 1861 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO THE TARIFF BILL FOR 186… · 17–20 February 18, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 338, BY EXEMPTING FROM TAX TEA,… · 18–20 February 18, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 338, BY TAKING TEA AND COFFEE O… · 18–24 February 18, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 338, BY AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDE… · 14–28 February 18, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 338, BY KEEPING DUTY ON TEA AND… · 23–19 February 18, 1861 · TO ADJOURN IN ORDER TO TERMINATE DEBATE ON H.… · 7–25 February 19, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 338, BY RAISING THE DENOMINATIO… · 21–22 February 19, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 338, BY RAISING THE VALUE OF DE… · 23–22 February 19, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 338, BY ELIMINATING THE SPECIFI… · 16–24 February 19, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 338, BY FIXING A 15% AD VALOREM… · 19–23 February 19, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 338, BY LAYING A DUTY OF 5% ON … · 23–20 February 19, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 338, BY INCREASING THE DUTY ON … · 13–23 February 19, 1861 · TO ADJOURN DURING DEBATE ON H.R. 338. (P. 10… · 6–27 February 19, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 338, BY ELIMINATING THE REBATE … · 11–26 February 20, 1861 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO THE TARIFF BILL FOR 186… · 19–24 February 20, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 338, IN ORDER TO IMPOSE A DUTY … · 26–19 February 20, 1861 · TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH AMENDMENT TO H.R.… · 12–24 February 20, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 338, IN ORDER TO FIX AN AD VALO… · 10–26 February 20, 1861 · TO RECONSIDER AMENDMENT TO H.R. 338, TO PERMI… · 25–20 February 20, 1861 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 338, WHICH … · 25–21 February 20, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 338, IN ORDER TO REPEAL ALL LAW… · 18–27 February 20, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 338, BY RESTRICTING THE AMOUNT … · 18–28 February 20, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 338, BY INSERTING A SUBSTITUTE … · 13–25 February 20, 1861 · TO PASS H.R. 338. (P. 1065-2) · 25–14 February 25, 1861 · TO CONCUR IN 2ND BRANCH OF SENATE AMENDMENT #… · 32–147 February 25, 1861 · TO CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT #15 TO H.R. 338… · 119–44 February 25, 1861 · TO CONCUR IN A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 338, … · 112–50 February 25, 1861 · TO CONCUR IN THE 52ND AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE… · 87–68 February 25, 1861 · TO CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENT #61 TO H.R.… · 96–54 February 25, 1861 · TO CONCUR IN THE 66TH SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R… · 107–43 February 25, 1861 · TO CONCUR IN THE 85TH AND 86TH SENATE AMENDME… · 88–52 February 25, 1861 · TO TABLE A SENATE AMENDMENT, AND THUS THE BIL… · 43–102
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 8 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 14 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: 0 yes, 2 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, 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, 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 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, 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, 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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: no member on this roll call
  46. Mississippi: no member on this roll call
  47. Alabama: no member on this roll call
  48. Georgia: no member on this roll call
  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 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

Missouri 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 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, 1 did not vote yes or no

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 54 members

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