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Senate recorded vote (49th Congress) · June 10, 1886
S. 2578

Recorded vote

TO PASS S. 2578, A BILL PROHIBITING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FROM ACTING AS ATTORNEYS OR EMPLOYEES FOR RAILROAD COMPANIES HOLDING CHARTER OR HAVING RECEIVED GRANT OF LANDS OR PRIMARY AID FROM THE U.S.

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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 S. 2578

June 10, 1886 · TO REFER S. 2578, A BILL PROHIBITING MEMBERS … · 21–24 June 23, 1886 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH S. 2578, A BI… · 31–21 June 23, 1886 · TO REFER TO COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY WITH I… · 30–21 January 29, 1887 · TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF S. 2578, PROHIBI… · 24–20 February 4, 1887 · TO AMEND S. 2578, A BILL TO PROHIBIT MEMBERS … · 26–21 February 4, 1887 · TO AMEND S. 2578, BY DELETING FROM THE BILL A… · 25–26 February 4, 1887 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO S. 2578, BY STRIKING… · 27–27 February 4, 1887 · TO AMEND S. 2578 BY PROVIDING THAT THIS ACT S… · 26–27 February 4, 1887 · TO ADOPT AN AMENDMENT TO S. 2578 IN THE NATUR… · 0–54 February 4, 1887 · TO AMEND S. 2578, BY MAKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR A… · 6–46 February 4, 1887 · TO AMEND S. 2578 BY MAKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR CO… · 32–21 February 4, 1887 · TO AMEND S. 2578 BY MAKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR AN… · 17–36 February 4, 1887 · TO AMEND S. 2578, BY MAKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR A… · 10–39 February 4, 1887 · TO AMEND S. 2578, BY PROVIDING THAT THIS ACT … · 22–28 February 4, 1887 · TO PASS S. 2578. · 39–14
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 24 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 4 every one voted no; 5 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: no member on this roll call
  28. Colorado: 0 yes, 2 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  36. Arizona: no member on this roll call
  37. New Mexico: no member on this roll call
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
  51. Florida: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

Rhode Island 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Carolina 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Wisconsin 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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