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Recorded vote
TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION PROVIDING THAT H.R. 4167 BE TAKEN FROM THE HOUSE CALENDAR AND BE MADE THE SPECIAL ORDER FOR MAY 10 AFTER THE MORNING HOUR AND FROM DAY TO DAY UNTIL DISPOSED OF.
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- 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).
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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 H.R. 4167
How each state's members voted
In 16 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 5 every one voted no; 16 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: 3 yes, 2 no
- Vermont: 3 yes, 0 no
- New Hampshire: 3 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Illinois: 13 yes, 3 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- Wisconsin: 5 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- Michigan: 7 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- New York: 17 yes, 1 no, 15 did not vote yes or no
- Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
- Massachusetts: 10 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Oregon: 1 yes, 0 no
- Nevada: 0 yes, 1 no
- Wyoming: no member on this roll call
- South Dakota: no member on this roll call
- Iowa: 9 yes, 0 no
- Indiana: 8 yes, 5 no
- Ohio: 10 yes, 1 no, 8 did not vote yes or no
- Pennsylvania: 20 yes, 1 no, 6 did not vote yes or no
- New Jersey: 5 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- California: 2 yes, 2 no
- Utah: no member on this roll call
- Colorado: 1 yes, 0 no
- Nebraska: 1 yes, 0 no
- Missouri: 1 yes, 8 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- Kentucky: 1 yes, 3 no, 6 did not vote yes or no
- West Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Virginia: 3 yes, 3 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- Maryland: 5 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Delaware: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Arizona: no member on this roll call
- New Mexico: no member on this roll call
- Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Arkansas: 0 yes, 4 no
- Tennessee: 2 yes, 5 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- North Carolina: 4 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
- Louisiana: 4 yes, 2 no
- Mississippi: 1 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Alabama: 0 yes, 4 no, 4 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: 0 yes, 5 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 0 yes, 4 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Miller Shelley (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Goldsmith Whitehouse Hewitt (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Hilary Abner Herbert (Democrat) — NAY
- Joseph Wheeler (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas Hord Herndon (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas Williams (Democrat) — NAY
- William Calvin Oates (Democrat) — NAY
- William Henry Forney (Democrat) — NAY
Arkansas 0 yes, 4 no
California 2 yes, 2 no
Colorado 1 yes, 0 no
Connecticut 2 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Frederick Miles (Republican) — YEA
- James Phelps (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John Ransom Buck (Republican) — YEA
- John Turner Wait (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Delaware 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Edward Livingston Martin (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
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) — YEA
- 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) — NAY
Iowa 9 yes, 0 no
- Cyrus Clay Carpenter (Republican) — YEA
- John Adam Kasson (Republican) — YEA
- Marsena Edgar Cutts (Republican) — YEA
- Moses Ayers McCoid (Republican) — YEA
- Nathaniel Cobb Deering (Republican) — YEA
- Sewall Spaulding Farwell (Republican) — YEA
- Thomas Updegraff (Republican) — YEA
- William George Thompson (Republican) — YEA
- William Peters Hepburn (Republican) — YEA
Illinois 13 yes, 3 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- Benjamin Franklin Marsh (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Charles Benjamin Farwell (Republican) — YEA
- Dietrich Conrad Smith (Republican) — YEA
- George Royal Davis (Republican) — YEA
- James Washington Singleton (Democrat) — YEA
- John Crocker Sherwin (Republican) — YEA
- John Henry Lewis (Republican) — YEA
- John Robert Thomas (Republican) — YEA
- Joseph Gurney Cannon (Republican) — YEA
- Lewis Edwin Payson (Republican) — YEA
- Richard Wellington Townshend (Democrat) — NAY
- Robert Moffett Allison Hawk (Republican) — YEA
- Samuel Wheeler Moulton (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas Jefferson Henderson (Republican) — YEA
- William Aldrich (Republican) — YEA
- William Andrew Jackson Sparks (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- William Cullen (Republican) — YEA
- William McKendree Springer (Democrat) — NAY
- William Ralls Morrison (Democrat) — NAY
Indiana 8 yes, 5 no
- Courtland Cushing Matson (Democrat) — NAY
- George Washington Steele (Republican) — YEA
- Godlove Stein Orth (Republican) — YEA
- Mark Lindsey de Motte (Republican) — YEA
- Robert Bruce Fraser Peirce (Republican) — YEA
- Stanton Judkins Peelle (Republican) — YEA
- Strother Madison Stockslager (Democrat) — NAY
- Thomas McLelland Browne (Republican) — YEA
- Thomas Reed Cobb (Democrat) — NAY
- Walpole Gillespie Colerick (Democrat) — NAY
- William Heilman (Republican) — YEA
- William Henry Calkins (Republican) — YEA
- William Steele Holman (Democrat) — NAY
Kansas 2 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Dudley Chase Haskell (Republican) — YEA
- John Alexander Anderson (Republican) — YEA
- Thomas Ryan (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Kentucky 1 yes, 3 no, 6 did not vote yes or no
- Albert Shelby Willis (Democrat) — YEA
- Elijah Conner Phister (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- James Andrew McKenzie (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- James Proctor Knott (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John Daugherty White (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- John Griffin Carlisle (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John William Caldwell (Democrat) — NAY
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Oscar Turner (Democrat) — NAY
- Philip Burton Thompson Jr. (Democrat) — NAY
Louisiana 4 yes, 2 no
Massachusetts 10 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Amasa Norcross (Republican) — YEA
- Ambrose Arnold Ranney (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Benjamin Winslow Harris (Republican) — YEA
- Eben Francis Stone (Republican) — YEA
- George Dexter Robinson (Republican) — YEA
- John Wilson Candler (Republican) — YEA
- Leopold Morse (Democrat) — YEA
- Selwyn Zadock Bowman (Republican) — YEA
- William Augustus Russell (Republican) — YEA
- William Wallace Crapo (Republican) — YEA
- William Whitney Rice (Republican) — YEA
Maryland 5 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Maine 3 yes, 2 no
Michigan 7 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Edward Samuel Lacey (Republican) — YEA
- Edwin Willits (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- George Washington Webber (Republican) — YEA
- Henry William Lord (Republican) — YEA
- Jay Abel Hubbell (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- John Tyler Rich (Republican) — YEA
- Julius Caesar Burrows (Republican) — YEA
- Oliver Lyman Spaulding (Republican) — YEA
- Roswell Gilbert Horr (Republican) — YEA
Minnesota 1 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Horace Burton Strait (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Mark Hill Dunnell (Republican) — YEA
- William Drew Washburn (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Missouri 1 yes, 8 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- Aylett Hawes Buckner (Democrat) — NAY
- Ira Sherwin Haseltine (National Greenbacker) — NAY
- John Bullock Clark Jr. (Democrat) — NAY
- Joseph Henry Burrows (National Greenbacker) — NOT VOTING
- Lowndes Henry Davis (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- 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) — YEA
- Theron Moses Rice (National Greenbacker) — NAY
- William Henry Hatch (Democrat) — NAY
Mississippi 1 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
North Carolina 4 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Alfred Moore Scales (Democrat) — NAY
- Clement Dowd (Democrat) — YEA
- John Williams Shackelford (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Louis Charles Latham (Democrat) — NAY
- Orlando Hubbs (Republican) — YEA
- Robert Brank Vance (Democrat) — YEA
- Robert Franklin Armfield (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- William Ruffin Cox (Democrat) — YEA
Nebraska 1 yes, 0 no
New Hampshire 3 yes, 0 no
New Jersey 5 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Augustus Albert Hardenbergh (Democrat) — YEA
- George Maxwell Robeson (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Henry Schenck Harris (Democrat) — YEA
- John Hart Brewer (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- John Hill (Republican) — YEA
- Miles Ross (Democrat) — YEA
- Phineas Jones (Republican) — YEA
Nevada 0 yes, 1 no
New York 17 yes, 1 no, 15 did not vote yes or no
- Abraham X. Parker (Republican) — YEA
- Abram Stevens Hewitt (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Anson George McCook (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Archibald Meserole Bliss (Democrat) — YEA
- Benjamin Wood (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Charles Rufus Skinner (Republican) — YEA
- Cyrus Dan Prescott (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- David Plunket Richardson (Republican) — YEA
- Ferris Jacobs Jr. (Republican) — YEA
- Frank Hiscock (Republican) — YEA
- George West (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Henry van Aernam (Republican) — YEA
- James Wolcott Wadsworth (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Jeremiah Wilbur Dwight (Republican) — YEA
- John Hammond (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- John Hardy (Democrat) — YEA
- John Henry Camp (Republican) — YEA
- John Henry Ketcham (Republican) — YEA
- John Hyatt Smith (Independent) — YEA
- John van Voorhis (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Jonathan Scoville (Democrat) — YEA
- Joseph Mason (Republican) — YEA
- Lewis Beach (Democrat) — YEA
- Michael Nicholas Nolan (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Perry Belmont (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Philip Henry Dugro (Democrat) — YEA
- Richard Crowley (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Roswell Pettibone Flower (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Samuel Sullivan Cox (Democrat) — NAY
- Thomas Cornell (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Waldo Hutchins (Democrat) — YEA
- Walter Abbott Wood (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Erigena Robinson (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Ohio 10 yes, 1 no, 8 did not vote yes or no
- Addison S. McClure (Republican) — YEA
- Amos Townsend (Republican) — YEA
- Benjamin Butterworth (Republican) — YEA
- Benjamin Le Fevre (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Emanuel Shultz (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Ezra Booth Taylor (Republican) — YEA
- George Leroy Converse (Democrat) — YEA
- George Washington Geddes (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Gibson Atherton (Democrat) — NAY
- Henry Lee Morey (Republican) — YEA
- Henry Safford Neal (Republican) — YEA
- James Monroe Ritchie (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- James Sidney Robinson (Republican) — YEA
- John Birchard Rice (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- John Peter Leedom (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Jonathan Taylor Updegraff (Republican) — YEA
- Rufus Dawes (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas Lowry Young (Republican) — YEA
- William McKinley Jr. (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Oregon 1 yes, 0 no
Pennsylvania 20 yes, 1 no, 6 did not vote yes or no
- Abraham Herr Smith (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Alfred Crout Harmer (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Andrew Gregg Curtin (Democrat) — YEA
- Charles Napoleon Brumm (National Greenbacker) — NOT VOTING
- Charles O'Neill (Republican) — YEA
- Cornelius Comegys Jadwin (Republican) — YEA
- Daniel Ermentrout (Democrat) — YEA
- Frank Eckels Beltzhoover (Democrat) — YEA
- Henry Harrison Bingham (Republican) — YEA
- Horatio Gates Fisher (Republican) — YEA
- Jacob Miller Campbell (Republican) — YEA
- James Mosgrove (National Greenbacker) — NAY
- Joseph Augustine Scranton (Republican) — YEA
- Lewis Findlay Watson (Republican) — YEA
- Morgan Ringland Wise (Democrat) — YEA
- Robert Jarvis Cochran Walker (Republican) — YEA
- Robert Klotz (Democrat) — YEA
- Russell Errett (Republican) — YEA
- Samuel Fleming Barr (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Samuel Henry Miller (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Samuel Jackson Randall (Democrat) — YEA
- Thomas McKee Bayne (Republican) — YEA
- William Darrah Kelley (Republican) — YEA
- William Godshalk (Republican) — YEA
- William Mutchler (Democrat) — YEA
- William Shadrack Shallenberger (Republican) — YEA
- William Ward (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no
South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- David Wyatt Aiken (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- George Dionysius Tillman (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John Hamilton Evins (Democrat) — YEA
- John Smythe Richardson (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Samuel Dibble (Democrat) — YEA
Tennessee 2 yes, 5 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- Augustus Herman Pettibone (Republican) — YEA
- Benton McMillin (Democrat) — NAY
- Charles Bryson Simonton (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- George Gibbs Dibrell (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John DeWitt Clinton Atkins (Democrat) — NAY
- John Ford House (Democrat) — NAY
- Leonidas Campbell Houk (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Richard Warner (Democrat) — NAY
- Washington Curran Whitthorne (Democrat) — NAY
- William Robert Moore (Republican) — YEA
Texas 0 yes, 5 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Virginia 3 yes, 3 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- Abram Fulkerson (Readjuster Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- George Craighead Cabell (Democrat) — NAY
- George Douglas Wise (Democrat) — YEA
- George Tankard Garrison (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John Frederick Dezendorf (Republican) — YEA
- John Paul (Readjuster Democrat) — NAY
- John Randolph Tucker (Democrat) — NAY
- John Strode Barbour Jr. (Democrat) — YEA
- Joseph Jorgensen (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Vermont 3 yes, 0 no
Wisconsin 5 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Grandison Williams (Republican) — YEA
- Edward Stuyvesant Bragg (Democrat) — YEA
- George Cochrane Hazelton (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Herman Leon Humphrey (Republican) — YEA
- Lucien Bonaparte Caswell (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Peter Victor Deuster (Democrat) — YEA
- Richard William Guenther (Republican) — YEA
- Thaddeus Coleman Pound (Republican) — NOT VOTING
West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Benjamin Wilson (Democrat) — YEA
- John Blair Hoge (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John Edward Kenna (Democrat) — NAY
Every vote, by name — 293 members
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