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Senate recorded vote (37th Congress) · July 12, 1861
S. 3

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 3 (12 STAT 287, APP. AUG. 3, 1861), AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE BETTER ORGANIZATION OF THE MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT; WHICH AMENDMENT PROPOSES TO ELIMINATE THE CLAUSE REQUIRING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE…

AmendmentDefense & war
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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 S. 3

July 12, 1861 · TO AMEND S. 3 (12 STAT 287, APP. AUG. 3, 1861… · 17–13 July 17, 1861 · TO AMEND S. 3 (12 STAT 287, APP. AUG. 3, 1861… · 11–27 July 17, 1861 · TO AMEND S. 3 BY PROVIDING THAT SHOULD THE BR… · 29–11 July 17, 1861 · TO AMEND S. 3, BY PROVIDING THAT THIS ACT SHA… · 30–6 July 18, 1861 · TO AMEND S. 3 BY PROVIDING THAT VACANCIES AT … · 17–23 July 18, 1861 · TO ADJOURN, MOTION MADE DURING DEBATE ON S. 3. · 10–27 July 18, 1861 · TO AMEND S. 3 BY PROVIDING THAT THE ARMY AND … · 11–24 July 18, 1861 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO S. 3 BY STRIKING OUT… · 33–4 July 18, 1861 · TO AMEND S. 3 BY PROVIDING THAT THE ARMY AND … · 9–30 August 1, 1861 · TO CONCUR IN THE REPORT OF THE SECOND COMMITT… · 27–9
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 3 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 10 every one voted no; 9 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 1 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 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, 2 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: no member on this roll call
  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: 0 yes, 2 no
  39. Arkansas: no member on this roll call
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 0 no
  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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

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

Missouri 0 yes, 2 no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

New York 1 yes, 1 no

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

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

Tennessee 1 yes, 0 no

Vermont 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 47 members

Select any member to pull their file.