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Senate recorded vote (40th Congress) · March 25, 1868
S. 256

Recorded vote

TO CONSIDER S. 256 A BILL AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RAILROAD BRANCH FROM ST. JOSEPH MISSOURI OR ACKERSON, KANSAS WESTWARD TO A POINT OF JUNCTION WITH THE UNION PACIFIC, EASTERN DIVISION. (P. 2085-1)

Bill actionLabor & 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

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. 256

March 25, 1868 · TO POSTPONE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF S. 256, … · 17–26 July 25, 1868 · TO RESUME CONSIDERATION OF S. 256 RELATING TO… · 16–28 January 20, 1869 · TO PROCEED WITH THE CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL… · 22–22 January 25, 1869 · TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF S. 256, AND TO P… · 21–30 January 27, 1869 · TO POSTPONE S. 256 AND TO PROCEED WITH THE CO… · 32–26 January 27, 1869 · TO AMEND THE BILL S. 256 SO AS TO STRIKE OUT … · 23–29 January 27, 1869 · TO AMEND S. 256 SO AS TO ADD THE FOLLOWING "N… · 25–27 January 27, 1869 · TO AMEND S. 256 SO AS TO INSERT AFTER THE PRO… · 34–17 January 27, 1869 · TO PASS AS AMENDED THE BILL S. 256. · 26–28 February 4, 1869 · TO CONSIDER THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE… · 24–28
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 11 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 10 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 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: 1 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: 1 yes, 0 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: no member on this roll call
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 1 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.

California 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no

Maryland 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

Nevada 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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 54 members

Select any member to pull their file.