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Senate recorded vote (45th Congress) · February 15, 1878
H.R. 1093

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 1093 BY PAYING IN SILVER, ALL MONEY PAYMENTS ON BASIS OF VALUE AT TIME UNCOMPLETED CONTRACTS REPRESENTED BY U.S. NOTES WERE MADE.

AmendmentBanking & 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 H.R. 1093

November 5, 1877 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 1093, A BI… · 164–34 December 6, 1877 · TO AMEND H.R. 1093 (20-STAT-25), A BILL PROVI… · 18–40 December 10, 1877 · TO DESIGNATE THE TIME AND DATE FOR THE FURTHE… · 41–18 February 15, 1878 · TO AMEND H.R. 1093 BY PROVIDING THAT NOT MORE… · 21–46 February 15, 1878 · TO AMEND H.R. 1093 BY COINING ONE HUNDRED MIL… · 26–40 February 15, 1878 · TO AMEND H.R. 1093 BY GIVING THE SECRETARY OF… · 49–22 February 15, 1878 · TO AMEND H.R. 1093 BY ALLOWING NOTHING TO INT… · 23–46 February 15, 1878 · TO AMEND H.R. 1093 BY PROVIDING THAT THE PRES… · 40–30 February 15, 1878 · TO AMEND H.R. 1093 BY PROVIDING THAT ALL COIN… · 37–35 February 15, 1878 · TO AMEND H.R. 1093 BY PROVIDING THAT THE SILV… · 23–46 February 15, 1878 · TO AMEND H.R. 1093, BY CHANGING 420 TO 440 GR… · 18–49 February 15, 1878 · TO AMEND H.R. 1093 BY FIXING THE NUMBER OF GR… · 25–44 February 15, 1878 · TO AMEND H.R. 1093, BY PROVIDING THAT THE SIL… · 20–46 February 15, 1878 · TO AMEND H.R. 1093, BY EXEMPTING DUTIES ON IM… · 18–45 February 15, 1878 · TO AMEND H.R. 1093 BY PROVIDING THAT THE SILV… · 49–14 February 15, 1878 · TO AMEND H.R. 1093, BY PROVIDING THAT GOLD CO… · 14–46 February 15, 1878 · TO AMEND H.R. 1093 BY PROVIDING FOR THE EXCHA… · 18–40 February 15, 1878 · TO AMEND H.R. 1093, BY PROVIDING THAT THE TRE… · 42–25 February 15, 1878 · TO AMEND H.R. 1093, BY HAVING THE SEC. OF TRE… · 10–54 February 15, 1878 · TO PASS H.R. 1093. · 48–21 February 21, 1878 · TO TABLE H.R. 1093 AND A SENATE AMENDMENT TO … · 71–205 February 21, 1878 · TO CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1093 SA… · 203–72 February 21, 1878 · TO AMEND H.R. 1093 BY PROVIDING THAT THE PRES… · 196–71 February 28, 1878 · TO PASS H.R. 1093 OVER THE VETO OF THE PRESID… · 196–73 February 28, 1878 · TO PASS H.R. 1093 OVER THE VETO OF THE PRESID… · 46–19
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 10 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 22 every one voted no; 5 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 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, 2 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 1 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 1 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, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 no
  27. Utah: no member on this roll call
  28. Colorado: 0 yes, 2 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 2 no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 2 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 1 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: no member on this roll call
  37. New Mexico: no member on this roll call
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 2 no
  51. Florida: 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 76 members

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