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Senate recorded vote (42nd Congress) · January 29, 1873
H.R. 2991

Recorded vote

TO TABLE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2991, WHICH REDUCES THE NUMBER OF CLASS ONE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT CLERKS TO 66 FROM 71, AND REDUCES THE SALARY APPROPRIATION FOR THEM TO $79,200 FROM $85,200.

Bill actionBudget & spending
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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. 2991

January 15, 1873 · TO AMEND H.R. 2991, (17 STAT 485, 3-3-73), A … · 113–62 January 15, 1873 · TO AMEND H.R. 2991, BY APPROPRIATING $1800 FO… · 99–77 January 15, 1873 · TO AMEND H.R. 2991, BY INCREADING BY $25,000 … · 112–67 January 23, 1873 · TO AMEND H.R. 2991, THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIV… · 11–33 January 23, 1873 · TO AMEND H.R. 2991, BY RAISING FROM $60,000 T… · 24–23 January 23, 1873 · TO AMEND H.R. 2991, BY APPROPRIATING $53,200 … · 20–22 January 23, 1873 · TO TABLE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2991, WHICH RAISES… · 31–15 January 24, 1873 · TO ADJOURN, MOTION MADE DURING CONSIDERATION … · 18–31 January 24, 1873 · TO TABLE H.R. 2991. · 28–22 January 27, 1873 · TO AMEND H.R. 2991, BY WITHHOLDING PAYMENTS T… · 49–4 January 28, 1873 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2991, WHICH IS … · 22–25 January 28, 1873 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2991, WHICH IS… · 26–22 January 28, 1873 · TO AMEND H.R. 2991, BY INCREASING THE NUMBER … · 20–24 January 28, 1873 · TO AMEND H.R. 2991, BY STRIKING OUT A PHRASE … · 30–17 January 29, 1873 · TO RECONSIDER PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 29… · 14–33 January 29, 1873 · TO RECONSIDER REJECTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO H.… · 27–29 January 29, 1873 · TO AMEND H.R. 2991, BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF… · 31–23 January 29, 1873 · TO TABLE MOTION TO RECONSIDER PASSAGE OF AMEN… · 26–28 January 30, 1873 · TO RECONSIDER PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 29… · 29–26 January 30, 1873 · TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF EXECUTIVE BUSI… · 11–49 January 30, 1873 · TO TABLE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2991, WHICH IS A P… · 28–31 January 30, 1873 · TO TABLE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2991, WHICH ADDS A… · 32–27 January 30, 1873 · TO PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF EXECUTIVE … · 26–30 January 30, 1873 · TO ADJOURN, MOTION MADE DURING CONSIDERATION … · 23–27 January 30, 1873 · TO AMEND H.R. 2991, BY ADDING A PROVISO THAT … · 25–23 February 28, 1873 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND SUBMIT AN AMENDMENT … · 186–13 February 28, 1873 · TO AMEND H.R. 2991, BY APPROPRIATING $1,200,0… · 69–121 March 1, 1873 · TO TABLE MOTION TO RECONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO… · 66–105 March 1, 1873 · TO RECONSIDER REFUSAL TO AGREE TO AMENDMENT W… · 105–79 March 1, 1873 · TO AGREE ON SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2991, WH… · 100–97 March 1, 1873 · TO AMEND H.R. 2991, THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIV… · 20–38 March 1, 1873 · TO AMEND H.R. 2991, BY INCREASING THE SALARIE… · 24–36 March 1, 1873 · TO CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2991, WH… · 2–55 March 3, 1873 · TO ORDER MAIN QUESTION ON AGREEING TO CONFERE… · 103–84 March 3, 1873 · TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2991. … · 102–95
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 6 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 15 every one voted no; 10 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, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 1 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 2 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 2 no
  36. Arizona: no member on this roll call
  37. New Mexico: no member on this roll call
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
  42. South Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 1 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 1 no
  51. Florida: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

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

California 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 73 members

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