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House recorded vote (46th Congress) · May 20, 1879
H.R. 564

Recorded vote

TO TABLE SECTION THREE OF H.R. 564. SECTION 3 PROVIDES THAT SILVER BULLION MAY BE DEPOSITED AT ANY MINT TO BE FORMED INTO BARS OR SILVER DOLLARS.

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 H.R. 564

May 15, 1879 · TO TABLE H.R. 564, A BILL AMENDING CERTAIN SE… · 109–126 May 15, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 564, BY MAKING THE DOLLAR CONTA… · 52–176 May 15, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 564, BY PROVIDING THAT ONLY OWN… · 105–130 May 15, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 564, BY PROVIDING THAT SECRETAR… · 114–115 May 16, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 564, BY ELIMINATING FORM SECTIO… · 60–155 May 17, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 564, BY PROVIDING THAT SILVER B… · 88–120 May 17, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 564, BY PROVIDING THAT WHEN BUL… · 106–105 May 17, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 564, BY REGULATING THE DEPOSIT … · 39–170 May 20, 1879 · TO AMEND SECTION 3 OF H.R. 564, BY ALLOWING S… · 104–118 May 20, 1879 · TO AMEND SECTION 3 OF H.R. 564, BY PROVIDING … · 113–110 May 20, 1879 · TO AMEND SECTION 4 OF H.R. 564, BY MAKING CHA… · 118–105 May 20, 1879 · TO TABLE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE AGREEI… · 117–105 May 21, 1879 · TO PASS SECTION 4 OF H.R. 564. SECTION 4 PRO… · 113–109 May 21, 1879 · TO TABLE MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE ADOPTING O… · 110–109 May 21, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 564, BY PROVIDING THAT THE SECR… · 143–75 May 21, 1879 · TO ADJOURN, MOTION MADE DURING CONSIDERATION … · 104–114 May 21, 1879 · TO ADJOURN, MOTION MADE DURING CONSIDERATION … · 93–109 May 22, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 564, BY DECREASING THE DENOMINA… · 118–100 May 22, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 564, BY ELIMINATING SECTION 8, … · 99–116 May 23, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 564, BY PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL… · 73–135 May 23, 1879 · TO ADJOURN, MOTION MADE DURING CONSIDERATION … · 76–95 May 23, 1879 · TO ADJOURN, MOTION MADE DURING DEBATE ON H.R.… · 51–82 May 23, 1879 · TO ADJOURN, MOTION MADE DURING DEBATE ON H.R.… · 37–69 May 23, 1879 · TO DISPENSE WITH ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS UNDE… · 47–80 May 23, 1879 · TO ADJOURN, MOTION MADE DURING DEBATE ON H.R.… · 68–91 May 23, 1879 · TO ADJOURN BECAUSE OF THE LATE HOUR AND APPAR… · 75–94 May 23, 1879 · TO ADJOURN BECAUSE OF THE LATE HOUR AND APPAR… · 65–96 May 23, 1879 · TO ADJOURN, DUE TO THE LATENESS OF THE HOUR, … · 68–90 May 23, 1879 · TO ADJOURN, DUE TO THE LATENESS OF THE HOUR, … · 70–90 May 23, 1879 · TO ADJOURN DUE TO THE LATE HOUR, MOTION MADE … · 71–86 May 23, 1879 · THAT SERGEANT-AT-ARMS BRING IN ALL ABSENTEES … · 73–76 May 23, 1879 · TO ADJOURN BECAUSE OF APPARENT LACK OF QUORUM… · 71–84 May 23, 1879 · THAT SERGEANT-AT-ARMS BE DIRECTED TO TAKE INT… · 47–82 May 23, 1879 · TO ADJOURN BECAUSE OF LENGTHY ALL-NIGHT SESSI… · 89–69 May 24, 1879 · TO AMEND H.R. 564, BY ELIMINATING ALL AFTER T… · 69–137 May 24, 1879 · TO PASS H.R. 564. · 114–97 June 10, 1879 · TO PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLU… · 21–22
The map

How each state's members voted

In 7 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 12 every one voted no; 17 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its members voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: no member on this roll call
  2. Maine: 2 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 3 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: 3 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 11 yes, 8 no
  11. Wisconsin: 6 yes, 2 no
  12. Michigan: 9 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 23 yes, 1 no, 8 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 10 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 1 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: no member on this roll call
  19. South Dakota: no member on this roll call
  20. Iowa: 6 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 3 yes, 6 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 8 yes, 8 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 16 yes, 9 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 4 yes, 1 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 3 yes, 1 no
  26. California: no member on this roll call
  27. Utah: no member on this roll call
  28. Colorado: 0 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 1 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 9 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 9 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 3 no
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 7 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: no member on this roll call
  37. New Mexico: no member on this roll call
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 1 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 4 no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 9 no
  41. North Carolina: 1 yes, 7 no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 5 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 6 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 8 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 8 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 4 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.

Colorado 0 yes, 1 no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 1 yes, 0 no

Nevada 0 yes, 1 no

Oregon 0 yes, 1 no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Vermont 2 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 286 members

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