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Senate recorded vote (47th Congress) · July 12, 1882
H.R. 6242

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 6242 BY ELIMINATING THE WORDS "AND LOCATE," THEREBY DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO HAVE A SURVEY TAKEN FOR A CANAL FROM A POINT ON THE ILLINOIS RIVER, AT, OR NEAR, THE TOWN OF HUMPHRIES BY THE…

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. 6242

June 17, 1882 · TO PASS H.R. 6242 (22-STAT-191, 8/2/82), THE … · 120–47 July 8, 1882 · TO AMEND H.R. 6242 BY PROVIDING FOR A SURVEY,… · 29–21 July 8, 1882 · TO AMEND H.R. 6242 BY ELIMINATING THE CLAUSE … · 16–39 July 10, 1882 · TO ADOPT AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6242 APPROPRIAT… · 54–7 July 10, 1882 · TO AMEND H.R. 6242 BY INCREASING THE APPROPRI… · 35–22 July 11, 1882 · TO AGREE TO H.R. 6242 APPROPRIATING $50,000 F… · 24–32 July 11, 1882 · TO AGREE TO H.R. 6242 APPROPRIATING $10,000 F… · 32–20 July 11, 1882 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6242 INCREASING… · 25–33 July 11, 1882 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6242 INCREAS… · 18–32 July 12, 1882 · TO AGREE TO H.R. 6242 BY PROVIDING THAT THE S… · 48–5 July 12, 1882 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6242 INCREAS… · 20–24 July 12, 1882 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6242 PROVIDI… · 16–45 July 12, 1882 · TO PASS H.R. 6242. (JP. 916) · 39–23 July 21, 1882 · TO CONCUR IN THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON C… · 41–12 July 25, 1882 · TO AGREE TO A REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE COMMIT… · 82–97 July 26, 1882 · TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH THE HOUSE REJECTE… · 117–76 July 26, 1882 · TO AGREE TO A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE'S REPORT O… · 112–82 August 2, 1882 · TO PASS H.R. 6242. (P. 6800-2) · 122–59 August 2, 1882 · TO PASS H.R. 6242 OVER THE VETO OF THE PRESID… · 41–16
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 12 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 15 every one voted no; 6 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 1 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 no
  27. Utah: no member on this roll call
  28. Colorado: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 1 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
  51. Florida: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

New Jersey 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

South Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

Wisconsin 0 yes, 2 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 76 members

Select any member to pull their file.