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Senate recorded vote (40th Congress) · June 16, 1868
S. 440

Recorded vote

TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE TO S. 440 WHICH AMENDED AMENDMENT PROVIDES TO WITHDRAW FROM BANKS OF ANY STATE OR TERRITORY EXCESS CIRCULATION NOTES AND TO DISTRIBUTE THE…

Bill actionBanking & finance
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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. 440

June 2, 1868 · TO POSTPONE UNTIL TOMORROW, S. 440, A BILL TO… · 21–18 June 12, 1868 · TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FI… · 23–19 June 15, 1868 · TO TABLE S. 440, THE NATIONAL CURRENCY ACT. … · 14–24 June 15, 1868 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT OF… · 16–27 June 16, 1868 · TO TABLE S. 440. (P. 3193-2, 3) · 21–22 June 17, 1868 · TO AMEND S. 440 BY ELIMINATING THE FIRST SECT… · 26–11 June 17, 1868 · TO AMEND S. 440 BY PROVIDING THAT DUE NOTICE … · 11–23 June 17, 1868 · TO PASS S. 440. (P. 3223-1) · 25–14 February 17, 1869 · TO AMEND S. 440, A BILL SUPPLEMENTARY TO AN A… · 93–86 February 17, 1869 · TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY… · 90–84 February 17, 1869 · TO TABLE S. 440. · 65–107 February 17, 1869 · TO AMEND S. 440 BY PROVIDING AS A SUBSTITUTE … · 64–88 February 17, 1869 · TO AMEND S. 440 BY REQUIRING EVERY ASSOCIATIO… · 14–149 February 17, 1869 · TO TABLE S. 440. · 92–78 February 18, 1869 · TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT TO S. 440, BY ELIMINAT… · 15–147 February 18, 1869 · TO AMEND THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE COMMITTEE ON… · 96–77 February 18, 1869 · TO AMEND S. 440 BY PROVIDING AS SUBSTITUTE FO… · 74–99 February 18, 1869 · TO TABLE S. 440. · 84–95 February 18, 1869 · TO ORDER THE MAIN QUESTION ON S. 440. · 95–76 February 18, 1869 · TO AMEND S. 440 BY SUBSTITUTION, ELIMINATING … · 98–76 February 18, 1869 · TO TABLE S. 440. · 69–107 February 18, 1869 · TO PASS S. 440. · 106–77 February 18, 1869 · TO TABLE MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH S… · 95–68 February 22, 1869 · TO CONCUR IN A HOUSE AMENDMENT TO S. 440, A B… · 26–27 February 24, 1869 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO THE APPOINT… · 92–68 March 2, 1869 · TO TABLE THE SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING A C… · 70–108
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 14 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 6 every one voted no; 6 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: 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 1 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 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, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  33. Virginia: no member on this roll call
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 1 no
  39. Arkansas: no member on this roll call
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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 2 yes, 0 no

Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no

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

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 54 members

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