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Senate recorded vote (36th Congress) · February 25, 1861
H.R. 895

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 895, BY STRIKING OUT COMMISSION OF 2 1/2 % ON DISBURSEMENTS FOR OBJECTS USED OUTSIDE OF EACH LIGHTHOUSE IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM OF COMPENSATIONS.

Amendment
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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

03
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. 895

January 11, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 895 (12 STAT 214, APP. 3/2/1861… · 41–101 February 21, 1861 · TO AMEND AMENDMENTS TO THE CIVIL APPROPRIATIO… · 30–6 February 22, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 895, BY APPROPRIATING FOR PAYME… · 16–30 February 22, 1861 · TO DECIDE IF AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 895, WHICH … · 16–25 February 23, 1861 · TO AMEND CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL FOR YEAR EN… · 27–12 February 23, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 895, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR TH… · 6–30 February 23, 1861 · TO DECIDE IF AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 895 PROVIDI… · 25–15 February 23, 1861 · TO DECIDE IF IT IS IN ORDER TO AMEND H.R. 895… · 14–25 February 23, 1861 · TO DETERMINE IF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 895, TO PAY… · 11–24 February 23, 1861 · TO ADJOURN DURING DEBATE ON H.R. 895, WITH A … · 6–25 February 25, 1861 · ON CONCURRING IN AMENDMENT TO THE CIVIL APPRO… · 35–11 February 25, 1861 · TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE SENATE WILL RECEIVE … · 24–15 February 25, 1861 · TO RECEIVE AN AMENDMENT TO BILL H.R. 895, DIR… · 12–24 February 25, 1861 · TO RECEIVE AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 895, ALLOWING… · 11–24 February 25, 1861 · ON AGREEING TO AMENDMENT AS AMENDED TO H.R. 8… · 17–25 February 25, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 895, BY AUTHORIZING THE SECRETA… · 20–20 February 25, 1861 · TO RECONSIDER VOTE REJECTING AN AMENDMENT TO … · 18–25 February 25, 1861 · TO DETERMINE WHETHER SENATE WILL RECEIVE AN A… · 16–23 February 25, 1861 · TO AMEND H.R. 895, BY ELIMINATING APPROPRIATI… · 21–9 February 25, 1861 · TO PASS H.R. 895. · 29–5
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 15 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 4 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 1 no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 1 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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 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: 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: 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: 0 yes, 1 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

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

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

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

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

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

Massachusetts 1 yes, 1 no

Missouri 1 yes, 1 no

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

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

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

Pennsylvania 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

Vermont 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 54 members

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