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Senate recorded vote (36th Congress) · March 2, 1861
HJR80

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.J.RES. 80, IN THE FORM OF A SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION AS BEING AMPLE TO PRESERVE THE UNION; THAT IT SHOULD BE OBEYED, AMENDED; THAT ALL ATTEMPTS TO D…

AmendmentLabor & wages
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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

No separate text document applies to this vote.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on HJR80

February 27, 1861 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT IN THE FORM OF A SUBSTI… · 68–122 February 27, 1861 · TO AMEND, IN NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, H.J. RES… · 120–61 February 27, 1861 · TO PASS H.J. RES. 80. · 120–71 February 28, 1861 · TO RECONSIDER VOTE REJECTING H.J. RES. 80. · 128–65 February 28, 1861 · TO PASS H.J. RES. 80. (P. 1284-3) · 133–65 March 2, 1861 · ON MOTION REGARDING H.J.RES. 80, (12 STAT. 25… · 24–17 March 2, 1861 · ON READING A SECOND TIME H.J.RES. 80, (12 ST.… · 39–5 March 2, 1861 · TO POSTPONE ALL PRIOR ORDERS AND TO PROCEED T… · 25–11 March 2, 1861 · TO AMEND H.J.RES. 80, TO PERFECT THE TEXT BY … · 19–19 March 2, 1861 · TO OPEN THE GALLERIES DURING DEBATE TO ALLOW … · 24–19 March 2, 1861 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO H.J.R. 80, BY RECOGNIZI… · 18–28 March 2, 1861 · ON AGREEING TO AMENDMENT OFFERED AS A SUBSTIT… · 14–25 March 2, 1861 · TO SUBSTITUTE, FOR H.J.RES. 80, A RESOLUTION … · 14–25 March 2, 1861 · TO AMEND H.J.RES. 80, BY BRINGING TO THE ATTE… · 3–34 March 2, 1861 · TO PASS H.J.RES. 80. (P. 1364-2) · 24–12 March 2, 1861 · ON DECIDING AN APPEAL FROM THE DECISION OF TH… · 33–1
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 7 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 14 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 1 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 2 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 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, 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 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, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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, 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.

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

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

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

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

Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

North Carolina 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

Rhode Island 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 53 members

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