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House recorded vote (39th Congress) · February 6, 1866
S. 60

Recorded vote

TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, FOR S. 60, SAID SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT TO RESERVE FROM SETTLEMENT AND SET ASIDE FOR THE USE OF FREEDMEN AND LOYAL REFUGEES UNOCCUPIED LANDS IN…

AmendmentCivil rights
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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. 60

January 22, 1866 · TO AMEND S. 60, THE BILL TO ENLARGE THE POWER… · 11–33 January 22, 1866 · TO AMEND S. 60, BY ELIMINATING THE PROVISION … · 8–32 January 23, 1866 · TO AMEND S. 60 BY AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT T… · 36–7 January 24, 1866 · TO AMEND S. 60, BY ELIMINATING THAT "TITLES G… · 10–32 January 24, 1866 · TO AMEND S. 60, BY STRIKING OUT THAT PORTION … · 10–32 January 24, 1866 · TO AMEND S. 60, BY LIMITING ITS APPLICATION T… · 10–36 January 24, 1866 · TO AMEND S. 60 BY PROHIBITING ANY EXERCISE OF… · 8–34 January 24, 1866 · TO AMEND S. 60, BY PROHIBITING THE EXERCISE O… · 9–36 January 24, 1866 · TO AMEND S. 60, GRANTING REDRESS TO PERSONS A… · 8–37 January 24, 1866 · TO AMEND S. 60, SO AS TO EMPOWER THE PRESIDEN… · 8–32 January 24, 1866 · TO ADJOURN, MOTION MADE DURING DEBATE ON S. 6… · 14–22 January 25, 1866 · TO PASS S. 60. (P. 421-1) · 37–10 January 26, 1866 · TO DIRECT THE SENATE SECRETARY TO ASK FOR THE… · 18–22 February 6, 1866 · TO AMEND S. 60, A BILL TO ENLARGE THE POWERS … · 34–131 February 6, 1866 · TO PASS S. 60. (P. 688-2) · 137–33 February 8, 1866 · TO ADJOURN IN ORDER TO TERMINATE DEBATE ON A … · 11–28 February 8, 1866 · TO AGREE ON THE HOUSE AMENDMENT TO S. 60, WHI… · 29–7 February 8, 1866 · TO AMEND S. 60 BY PROVIDING THAT WHENEVER WRI… · 8–25 February 19, 1866 · TO POSTPONE UNTIL ONE O'CLOCK TOMORROW CONSID… · 17–28 February 19, 1866 · TO POSTPONE FURTHER CONSIDERATION, IN ORDER T… · 17–29 February 20, 1866 · TO OVERRIDE THE PRESIDENT'S VETO OF S. 60. (… · 30–18
The map

How each state's members voted

In 4 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 9 every one voted no; 11 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its members voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: no member on this roll call
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 3 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 12 no
  11. Wisconsin: 5 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 5 no
  13. New York: 4 yes, 20 no, 7 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 3 yes, 7 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: no member on this roll call
  19. South Dakota: no member on this roll call
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 5 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 7 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 4 yes, 15 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 6 yes, 14 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 5 no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 1 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: 1 yes, 6 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 9 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 3 no
  33. Virginia: no member on this roll call
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: no member on this roll call
  37. New Mexico: no member on this roll call
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 0 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

Kansas 1 yes, 0 no

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

Vermont 0 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 184 members

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