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Senate recorded vote (49th Congress) · July 13, 1886
H.R. 7480

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H. R. 7480, BY AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO PERMIT THE DEPOSIT OF RUBBISH WITHIN LINES ESTABLISHED BY LAW WHERE HARBOR LINES HAVE NOT BEEN DETERMINED.

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. 7480

May 6, 1886 · TO AMEND H.R. 7480 (24 STAT 310, APP 8/5/86),… · 133–112 May 6, 1886 · TO AMEND H.R. 7480, BY PROPOSING THAT THE PRO… · 127–107 May 6, 1886 · TO RECOMMIT TO THE COMMITTEE ON RIVERS AND HA… · 86–157 May 6, 1886 · TO PASS H.R. 7480. · 143–102 July 3, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480, RIVERS AND HARBORS APPRO… · 9–41 July 3, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480, BY REDUCING THE APPROPRI… · 22–17 July 6, 1886 · TO DECIDE WHETHER AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7480 … · 31–9 July 7, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480, BY MAKING FREE OF TOLL T… · 36–16 July 7, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480 BY APPROPRIATING THE SUM … · 21–21 July 7, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480, BY ELIMINATING AN APPROP… · 22–22 July 7, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480, BY ELIMINATING AN APPROP… · 25–15 July 7, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480, BY PROVIDING FOR AN APPR… · 23–22 July 7, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480, BY PROVIDING THAT NO APP… · 23–21 July 8, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480, BY REDUCING THE APPROPRI… · 21–26 July 8, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480, BY ELIMINATING AN APPROP… · 23–25 July 8, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480, BY PROVIDING AN APPROPRI… · 26–17 July 12, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480, BY APPROPRIATING A SUM F… · 31–22 July 13, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480, BY ELIMINATING THE CLAUS… · 31–19 July 13, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480, BY PROVIDING THAT EXPEND… · 18–22 July 13, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480, BY ELIMINATING SECTION T… · 27–14 July 13, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480, BY INCREASING FROM $100,… · 21–24 July 13, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480, BY PROVIDING FOR THE SUR… · 15–25 July 14, 1886 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7480 IN CO… · 19–26 July 14, 1886 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7480 IN CO… · 9–33 July 14, 1886 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7480, APPR… · 35–21 July 14, 1886 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7480 IN CO… · 27–20 July 15, 1886 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7480 IN CO… · 32–18 July 15, 1886 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 7480 BY STRIKIN… · 24–24 July 15, 1886 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7480 MADE … · 36–10 July 15, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480, BY STRIKING OUT A PARAGR… · 21–26 July 15, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480, BY STRIKING A CLAUSE REL… · 12–34 July 15, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480, BY STRIKING A CLAUSE REL… · 27–20 July 16, 1886 · TO SET ASIDE H. R. 7480, IN ORDER TO PROCEED … · 25–19 July 16, 1886 · TO AMEND H. R. 7480, BY INCREASING THE APPROP… · 20–30 July 16, 1886 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7480 TO INCREA… · 29–19 July 16, 1886 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT WHICH STRIKES OUT ALL A… · 31–18 July 16, 1886 · TO PASS H. R. 7480. · 41–14 July 31, 1886 · TO AGREE TO THE REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE COMM… · 102–135 August 3, 1886 · TO AGREE TO THE REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE COMM… · 121–98
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 13 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 11 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 1 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 1 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, 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 1 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 0 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

North Carolina 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

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

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 76 members

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