The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Recorded vote
TO AMEND S. 353, BY ELIMINATING THE SECTION PROVIDING THAT NO POLYGAMIST IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE OR TO HOLD ANY PUBLIC OFFICE. (P. 1861-1)
The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.
Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.
- 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).
How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)
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.
Every roll call on S. 353
How each state's members voted
In 3 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 23 every one voted no; 12 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
- Alaska: no member on this roll call
- Maine: 0 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Vermont: 0 yes, 3 no
- New Hampshire: 0 yes, 3 no
- Washington: no member on this roll call
- Idaho: no member on this roll call
- Montana: no member on this roll call
- North Dakota: no member on this roll call
- Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Illinois: 0 yes, 16 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- Wisconsin: 0 yes, 7 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Michigan: 0 yes, 8 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New York: 4 yes, 19 no, 10 did not vote yes or no
- Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
- Massachusetts: 0 yes, 9 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Oregon: 0 yes, 1 no
- Nevada: 0 yes, 1 no
- Wyoming: no member on this roll call
- South Dakota: no member on this roll call
- Iowa: 0 yes, 8 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Indiana: 0 yes, 11 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Ohio: 1 yes, 16 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 24 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- New Jersey: 0 yes, 6 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Connecticut: 0 yes, 4 no
- California: 0 yes, 4 no
- Utah: no member on this roll call
- Colorado: 0 yes, 1 no
- Nebraska: 0 yes, 1 no
- Missouri: 2 yes, 8 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- Kentucky: 6 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- West Virginia: 1 yes, 2 no
- Virginia: 3 yes, 3 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- Maryland: 0 yes, 5 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no
- Arizona: no member on this roll call
- New Mexico: no member on this roll call
- Kansas: 0 yes, 3 no
- Arkansas: 2 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Tennessee: 4 yes, 3 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- North Carolina: 1 yes, 4 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- South Carolina: 3 yes, 2 no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
- Louisiana: 2 yes, 0 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
- Mississippi: 5 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Alabama: 4 yes, 1 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- Georgia: 1 yes, 6 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Hawaii: no member on this roll call
- Texas: 5 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- 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 4 yes, 1 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Miller Shelley (Democrat) — YEA
- Goldsmith Whitehouse Hewitt (Democrat) — YEA
- Hilary Abner Herbert (Democrat) — YEA
- Joseph Wheeler (Democrat) — NAY
- Thomas Hord Herndon (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas Williams (Democrat) — YEA
- William Calvin Oates (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- William Henry Forney (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Arkansas 2 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Kimbrough Jones (Democrat) — NAY
- Jordan Edgar Cravens (Democrat) — YEA
- Poindexter Dunn (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas Montague Gunter (Democrat) — YEA
California 0 yes, 4 no
Colorado 0 yes, 1 no
Connecticut 0 yes, 4 no
Delaware 0 yes, 1 no
Florida 0 yes, 2 no
Georgia 1 yes, 6 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Alexander Hamilton Stephens (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Emory Speer (Ind. Democrat) — NAY
- George Robison Black (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Henry Gray Turner (Democrat) — NAY
- Hugh Buchanan (Democrat) — NAY
- James Henderson Blount (Democrat) — NAY
- Judson Claudius Clements (Democrat) — NAY
- Nathaniel Job Hammond (Democrat) — NAY
- Philip Cook (Democrat) — YEA
Iowa 0 yes, 8 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Cyrus Clay Carpenter (Republican) — NAY
- John Adam Kasson (Republican) — NAY
- Marsena Edgar Cutts (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Moses Ayers McCoid (Republican) — NAY
- Nathaniel Cobb Deering (Republican) — NAY
- Sewall Spaulding Farwell (Republican) — NAY
- Thomas Updegraff (Republican) — NAY
- William George Thompson (Republican) — NAY
- William Peters Hepburn (Republican) — NAY
Illinois 0 yes, 16 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- Benjamin Franklin Marsh (Republican) — NAY
- Charles Benjamin Farwell (Republican) — NAY
- Dietrich Conrad Smith (Republican) — NAY
- George Royal Davis (Republican) — NAY
- James Washington Singleton (Democrat) — NAY
- John Crocker Sherwin (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- John Henry Lewis (Republican) — NAY
- John Robert Thomas (Republican) — NAY
- Joseph Gurney Cannon (Republican) — NAY
- Lewis Edwin Payson (Republican) — NAY
- Richard Wellington Townshend (Democrat) — NAY
- Robert Moffett Allison Hawk (Republican) — NAY
- Samuel Wheeler Moulton (Democrat) — NAY
- Thomas Jefferson Henderson (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Aldrich (Republican) — NAY
- William Andrew Jackson Sparks (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- William Cullen (Republican) — NAY
- William McKendree Springer (Democrat) — NAY
- William Ralls Morrison (Democrat) — NAY
Indiana 0 yes, 11 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Courtland Cushing Matson (Democrat) — NAY
- George Washington Steele (Republican) — NAY
- Godlove Stein Orth (Republican) — NAY
- Mark Lindsey de Motte (Republican) — NAY
- Robert Bruce Fraser Peirce (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Stanton Judkins Peelle (Republican) — NAY
- Strother Madison Stockslager (Democrat) — NAY
- Thomas McLelland Browne (Republican) — NAY
- Thomas Reed Cobb (Democrat) — NAY
- Walpole Gillespie Colerick (Democrat) — NAY
- William Heilman (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Henry Calkins (Republican) — NAY
- William Steele Holman (Democrat) — NAY
Kansas 0 yes, 3 no
Kentucky 6 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Albert Shelby Willis (Democrat) — YEA
- Elijah Conner Phister (Democrat) — YEA
- James Andrew McKenzie (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- James Proctor Knott (Democrat) — YEA
- John Daugherty White (Republican) — NAY
- John Griffin Carlisle (Democrat) — YEA
- John William Caldwell (Democrat) — YEA
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Oscar Turner (Democrat) — NAY
- Philip Burton Thompson Jr. (Democrat) — YEA
Louisiana 2 yes, 0 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
- Chester Bidwell Darrall (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Edward White Robertson (Democrat) — YEA
- Ezekiel John Ellis (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John Floyd King (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Newton Crain Blanchard (Democrat) — YEA
- Randall Lee Gibson (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Massachusetts 0 yes, 9 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Amasa Norcross (Republican) — NAY
- Ambrose Arnold Ranney (Republican) — NAY
- Benjamin Winslow Harris (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Eben Francis Stone (Republican) — NAY
- George Dexter Robinson (Republican) — NAY
- John Wilson Candler (Republican) — NAY
- Leopold Morse (Democrat) — NAY
- Selwyn Zadock Bowman (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Augustus Russell (Republican) — NAY
- William Wallace Crapo (Republican) — NAY
- William Whitney Rice (Republican) — NAY
Maryland 0 yes, 5 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Maine 0 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Michigan 0 yes, 8 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Edward Samuel Lacey (Republican) — NAY
- Edwin Willits (Republican) — NAY
- George Washington Webber (Republican) — NAY
- Henry William Lord (Republican) — NAY
- Jay Abel Hubbell (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- John Tyler Rich (Republican) — NAY
- Julius Caesar Burrows (Republican) — NAY
- Oliver Lyman Spaulding (Republican) — NAY
- Roswell Gilbert Horr (Republican) — NAY
Minnesota 0 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Horace Burton Strait (Republican) — NAY
- Mark Hill Dunnell (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Drew Washburn (Republican) — NAY
Missouri 2 yes, 8 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- Aylett Hawes Buckner (Democrat) — YEA
- Ira Sherwin Haseltine (National Greenbacker) — NOT VOTING
- John Bullock Clark Jr. (Democrat) — YEA
- Joseph Henry Burrows (National Greenbacker) — NAY
- Lowndes Henry Davis (Democrat) — NAY
- Martin Linn Clardy (Democrat) — NAY
- Nicholas Ford (National Greenbacker) — NAY
- Richard Graham Frost (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Richard Parks Bland (Democrat) — NAY
- Robert Thompson van Horn (Republican) — NAY
- Theron Moses Rice (National Greenbacker) — NAY
- Thomas Allen (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- William Henry Hatch (Democrat) — NAY
Mississippi 5 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
North Carolina 1 yes, 4 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- Alfred Moore Scales (Democrat) — NAY
- Clement Dowd (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John Williams Shackelford (Democrat) — YEA
- Louis Charles Latham (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Orlando Hubbs (Republican) — NAY
- Robert Brank Vance (Democrat) — NAY
- Robert Franklin Armfield (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- William Ruffin Cox (Democrat) — NAY
Nebraska 0 yes, 1 no
New Hampshire 0 yes, 3 no
New Jersey 0 yes, 6 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Nevada 0 yes, 1 no
New York 4 yes, 19 no, 10 did not vote yes or no
- Abraham X. Parker (Republican) — NAY
- Abram Stevens Hewitt (Democrat) — YEA
- Anson George McCook (Republican) — NAY
- Archibald Meserole Bliss (Democrat) — NAY
- Benjamin Wood (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Charles Rufus Skinner (Republican) — NAY
- Cyrus Dan Prescott (Republican) — NAY
- David Plunket Richardson (Republican) — NAY
- Ferris Jacobs Jr. (Republican) — NAY
- Frank Hiscock (Republican) — NAY
- George West (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Henry van Aernam (Republican) — NAY
- James Wolcott Wadsworth (Republican) — NAY
- Jeremiah Wilbur Dwight (Republican) — NAY
- John Hammond (Republican) — NAY
- John Hardy (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John Henry Camp (Republican) — NAY
- John Henry Ketcham (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- John Hyatt Smith (Independent) — NAY
- John van Voorhis (Republican) — NAY
- Jonathan Scoville (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Joseph Mason (Republican) — NAY
- Lewis Beach (Democrat) — YEA
- Michael Nicholas Nolan (Democrat) — YEA
- Perry Belmont (Democrat) — YEA
- Philip Henry Dugro (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Richard Crowley (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Roswell Pettibone Flower (Democrat) — NAY
- Samuel Sullivan Cox (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas Cornell (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Waldo Hutchins (Democrat) — NAY
- Walter Abbott Wood (Republican) — NAY
- William Erigena Robinson (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Ohio 1 yes, 16 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Addison S. McClure (Republican) — NAY
- Amos Townsend (Republican) — NAY
- Benjamin Butterworth (Republican) — NAY
- Benjamin Le Fevre (Democrat) — NAY
- Emanuel Shultz (Republican) — NAY
- Ezra Booth Taylor (Republican) — NAY
- George Leroy Converse (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- George Washington Geddes (Democrat) — NAY
- Gibson Atherton (Democrat) — YEA
- Henry Lee Morey (Republican) — NAY
- Henry Safford Neal (Republican) — NAY
- James Monroe Ritchie (Republican) — NAY
- James Sidney Robinson (Republican) — NAY
- John Birchard Rice (Republican) — NAY
- John Peter Leedom (Democrat) — NAY
- Jonathan Taylor Updegraff (Republican) — NAY
- Rufus Dawes (Republican) — NAY
- Thomas Lowry Young (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William McKinley Jr. (Republican) — NAY
Oregon 0 yes, 1 no
Pennsylvania 0 yes, 24 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- Abraham Herr Smith (Republican) — NAY
- Alfred Crout Harmer (Republican) — NAY
- Andrew Gregg Curtin (Democrat) — NAY
- Charles Napoleon Brumm (National Greenbacker) — NAY
- Charles O'Neill (Republican) — NAY
- Cornelius Comegys Jadwin (Republican) — NAY
- Daniel Ermentrout (Democrat) — NAY
- Frank Eckels Beltzhoover (Democrat) — NAY
- Henry Harrison Bingham (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Horatio Gates Fisher (Republican) — NAY
- Jacob Miller Campbell (Republican) — NAY
- James Mosgrove (National Greenbacker) — NAY
- Joseph Augustine Scranton (Republican) — NAY
- Lewis Findlay Watson (Republican) — NAY
- Morgan Ringland Wise (Democrat) — NAY
- Robert Jarvis Cochran Walker (Republican) — NAY
- Robert Klotz (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Russell Errett (Republican) — NAY
- Samuel Fleming Barr (Republican) — NAY
- Samuel Henry Miller (Republican) — NAY
- Samuel Jackson Randall (Democrat) — NAY
- Thomas McKee Bayne (Republican) — NAY
- William Darrah Kelley (Republican) — NAY
- William Godshalk (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Mutchler (Democrat) — NAY
- William Shadrack Shallenberger (Republican) — NAY
- William Ward (Republican) — NAY
Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no
South Carolina 3 yes, 2 no
Tennessee 4 yes, 3 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- Augustus Herman Pettibone (Republican) — NAY
- Benton McMillin (Democrat) — YEA
- Charles Bryson Simonton (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- George Gibbs Dibrell (Democrat) — YEA
- John DeWitt Clinton Atkins (Democrat) — NAY
- John Ford House (Democrat) — YEA
- Leonidas Campbell Houk (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Richard Warner (Democrat) — YEA
- Washington Curran Whitthorne (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- William Robert Moore (Republican) — NAY
Texas 5 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Virginia 3 yes, 3 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- Abram Fulkerson (Readjuster Democrat) — NAY
- George Craighead Cabell (Democrat) — YEA
- George Douglas Wise (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- George Tankard Garrison (Democrat) — YEA
- John Frederick Dezendorf (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- John Paul (Readjuster Democrat) — NAY
- John Randolph Tucker (Democrat) — YEA
- John Strode Barbour Jr. (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Joseph Jorgensen (Republican) — NAY
Vermont 0 yes, 3 no
Wisconsin 0 yes, 7 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Grandison Williams (Republican) — NAY
- Edward Stuyvesant Bragg (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- George Cochrane Hazelton (Republican) — NAY
- Herman Leon Humphrey (Republican) — NAY
- Lucien Bonaparte Caswell (Republican) — NAY
- Peter Victor Deuster (Democrat) — NAY
- Richard William Guenther (Republican) — NAY
- Thaddeus Coleman Pound (Republican) — NAY
West Virginia 1 yes, 2 no
Every vote, by name — 294 members
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