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Senate recorded vote (43rd Congress) · May 12, 1874
S. 7

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 7, BY PROVIDING THAT ALL CLAIMS MUST BE ADJOURNED UPON THE BASIS OF UNITED STATES GOLD COINS AND VERIFIED BY OATH, THUS BASING THE SETTLEMENT OF THESE CLAIMS ON THE STANDARD VALUE OF THE GOLD COIN …

AmendmentBanking & finance
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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
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. 7

May 11, 1874 · TO ADJOURN, MOTION MADE DURING DEBATE ON S. 7… · 13–33 May 12, 1874 · TO AMEND S. 7, BY ELIMINATING A PROVISION THA… · 32–27 May 12, 1874 · TO AMEND S. 7, BY ELIMINATING SOME SECTIONS O… · 23–34 May 12, 1874 · TO AMEND S. 7, BY PROPOSING THREE COMMISSIONE… · 22–28 May 12, 1874 · TO AMEND S. 7, BY INCLUDING THE AMERICANS WHO… · 20–28 May 12, 1874 · TO AMEND S. 7, BY ELIMINATING A CLAUSE PROHIB… · 21–29 May 12, 1874 · TO ADJOURN, MOTION MADE DURING DEBATE ON S. 7. · 9–40 May 12, 1874 · TO RECONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO S. 7, WHICH REL… · 22–27 May 12, 1874 · TO TABLE S. 7. · 13–30 May 12, 1874 · TO AMEND S. 7, BY MAKING IT THE DUTY OF THE C… · 9–34 May 12, 1874 · TO PASS S. 7. · 26–17 June 10, 1874 · TO AMEND S. 7, A BILL CREATING A COURT TO DIS… · 92–149 June 10, 1874 · TO PASS S. 7, A BILL CREATING A COURT TO DISP… · 132–101 June 22, 1874 · TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 7. · 38–17
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 19 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 7 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, 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 1 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Louisiana 0 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

South Carolina 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 73 members

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