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Senate recorded vote (45th Congress) · February 22, 1879
H.R. 6145

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 6145, BY ELIMINATING SECTIONS 3 TO 47 THEREFROM, AND THEREBY REDUCING THE STAFF AND ENLISTED FORCES OF THE ARMY, AS THERE IS NO NEED FOR A LARGE ONE.

AmendmentDefense & war
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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. 6145

January 30, 1879 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND GO INTO THE COMMITTE… · 113–123 February 8, 1879 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6145. THE AME… · 116–92 February 8, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 6145 BY PROVIDING THAT NO TROOP… · 110–95 February 22, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 6145, BY ELIMINATING THE SECTIO… · 33–30 February 22, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 6145, BY ELIMINATING THEREFROM … · 29–30 February 24, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 6145, BY ADDING THE PROVISION T… · 39–23 February 24, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 6145, BY AUTHORIZING SUCH RAILR… · 26–35 February 24, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 6145, BY REPEALING SO MUCH OF S… · 33–35 February 24, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 6145, BY REQUIRING RAILROAD COM… · 22–39 February 24, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 6145, BY AUTHORIZING THE POSTMA… · 20–45 February 24, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 6145, BY AUTHORIZING THOSE RAIL… · 28–31 February 24, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 6145, BY APPROPRIATING $100,000… · 12–44 February 24, 1879 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6145, AMEND… · 34–33 February 24, 1879 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6145, PROVI… · 23–40 February 24, 1879 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH AN AMENDMENT … · 26–38 February 24, 1879 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6145 ELIMIN… · 34–27 February 24, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 6145, BY ELIMINATING THE PROVIS… · 27–30
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 21 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 7 every one voted no; 9 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 0 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 2 yes, 0 no
  27. Utah: no member on this roll call
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  29. Nebraska: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 1 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 1 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 1 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 1 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 2 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York 2 yes, 0 no

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

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 76 members

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