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Senate recorded vote (37th Congress) · May 30, 1862
H.R. 312

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY INCREASING THE DUTY ON WHISKEY. (P. 2443-3)

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. 312

April 7, 1862 · TO AMEND H. R. 312 (12 STAT. 432, APP. 7/1/18… · 85–39 April 7, 1862 · TO AMEND H. R. 312, BY PROVIDING THAT THE TAX… · 41–86 April 8, 1862 · TO AMEND H. R. 312 BY LEVYING A TAX OF ONE CE… · 75–43 April 8, 1862 · TO AMEND H. R. 312 BY PROVIDING THAT ANY PERS… · 51–76 April 8, 1862 · TO PASS H. R. 312. (P.1577-2) · 126–15 May 21, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 (12 STAT 432, APP. JULY 1, … · 13–23 May 27, 1862 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE AGREEING TO AN AMENDME… · 17–25 May 27, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY STRIKING OUT THE CLAUSE … · 20–16 May 28, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY STRIKING OUT THE CLAUSE … · 5–32 May 29, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY STRIKING OUT THE PART LE… · 15–22 May 29, 1862 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 312 WHICH PROVI… · 15–20 May 29, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY REDUCING THE ANNUAL TAX … · 28–10 May 29, 1862 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT MADE IN THE COMMITT… · 14–22 May 30, 1862 · TO POSTPONE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 312. · 4–35 May 31, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY STRIKING OUT THE PROVISI… · 13–24 May 31, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY EXCEPTING SAVINGS BANKS … · 21–16 May 31, 1862 · TO AMEND S. 312 BY PROVIDING THAT ALL TAXES O… · 16–16 June 2, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY PROVIDING THAT THE TAXES… · 20–16 June 2, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY PROVIDING FOR A DUTY ON … · 21–14 June 2, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY ADDING A DUTY ON LIQUOR … · 16–24 June 2, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY PROVIDING THAT NO PART O… · 5–34 June 3, 1862 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 312 BY INCREASI… · 14–23 June 3, 1862 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 312 WHICH P… · 26–9 June 3, 1862 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 312 WHICH S… · 13–22 June 3, 1862 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE REJECTING THE AMENDMEN… · 15–21 June 3, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY REDUCING THE TAX ON COTT… · 14–24 June 4, 1862 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE REJECTING THE AMENDMEN… · 24–15 June 4, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY REDUCING THE TAX ON COTT… · 30–10 June 4, 1862 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 312 BY STRI… · 27–11 June 4, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY PROVIDING FOR A QUARTERL… · 16–20 June 4, 1862 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 312 TAXING THE … · 25–10 June 4, 1862 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE SENATE RE… · 20–16 June 4, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY STRIKING OUT THE PART PR… · 16–19 June 4, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY PROVIDING FOR A TAX ON G… · 18–17 June 4, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY PROVIDING THAT MORE DEFI… · 13–21 June 5, 1862 · TO AMEND THE 17TH SECTION OF H.R. 312 BY SUBS… · 13–24 June 5, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY ELIMINATING SEVERAL SPEC… · 5–30 June 5, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY STRIKING OUT THE PROVISI… · 14–21 June 5, 1862 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE SENATE AG… · 13–23 June 5, 1862 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT TO H.… · 9–26 June 5, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY DEMANDING THE PURCHASE O… · 10–27 June 5, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY PROVIDING FOR THE DEDUCT… · 5–31 June 5, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY MAKING THE REVENUE DERIV… · 5–31 June 5, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY ELIMINATING THE AD VALOR… · 12–24 June 5, 1862 · TO REFER H.R. 312 TO THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE… · 3–32 June 5, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY STRIKING OUT ALL AFTER T… · 3–33 June 5, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312 BY IMPOSING A TAX ON EACH S… · 19–16 June 6, 1862 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE ADOPTING THE AMENDMENT… · 22–18 June 6, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 312, BY INSERTING THE WORDS, "E… · 17–23 June 6, 1862 · TO PASS H.R. 312. (P. 2611-1) · 37–1 June 12, 1862 · TO NON-CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENTS EN BLO… · 80–58 June 23, 1862 · TO AGREE TO THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CO… · 108–11
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 6 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 10 every one voted no; 5 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, 2 no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 1 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, 2 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 1 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: no member on this roll call
  40. Tennessee: no member on this roll call
  41. North Carolina: no member on this roll call
  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: no member on this roll call
  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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

Missouri 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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

New York 1 yes, 1 no

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

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no

Virginia 0 yes, 1 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 — 48 members

Select any member to pull their file.