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Senate recorded vote (52nd Congress) · July 14, 1892
H.R. 7520

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 7520, BY PROVIDING FOR THE REDUCTION IN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR PERSONNEL AND SALARIES, FOR GENERAL EXPENSES, FOR PAY OF SKILLED LABORERS, GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE U.S., PALEO…

AmendmentLabor & wages
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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. 7520

May 21, 1892 · TO AMEND A MOTION TO LIMIT DEBATE ON PENDING … · 67–137 May 27, 1892 · TO AMEND H.R. 7520, BY ELIMINATING THE APPROP… · 86–116 May 27, 1892 · TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY… · 109–80 May 27, 1892 · TO AMEND H.R. 7520 BY ELIMINATING THE $25000.… · 141–53 July 8, 1892 · TO AMEND H.R. 7520, (8-5-92, 2( STAT. L. 349)… · 31–21 July 8, 1892 · TO AMEND H.R. 7520, BY ELIMINATING THE PROVIS… · 29–18 July 8, 1892 · TO AMEND H.R. 7520, BY PROVIDING $30,000 FOR … · 27–21 July 9, 1892 · TO AMEND (H.R. 7520) BY ALLOWING A YEARS SALA… · 44–8 July 13, 1892 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 7520, WHICH AME… · 11–45 July 13, 1892 · TO AMEND H.R. 7520, BY PROVIDING THAT THE AME… · 28–26 July 13, 1892 · TO AMEND H.R. 7520, BY PROVIDING THAT IF THE … · 20–38 July 13, 1892 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 7520, WHICH … · 51–14 July 14, 1892 · TO AMEND H.R. 7520, BY REDUCING THE APPROPRIA… · 24–28 July 14, 1892 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 7520, WHICH… · 21–29 July 14, 1892 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO BILL H.R. 7520, … · 28–25 July 14, 1892 · THAT IF THE COMMISSION DETERMINES TO KEEP THE… · 34–17 July 19, 1892 · TO AGREE TO THE SENATE AMENDMENT #177 AS AMEN… · 159–34 July 19, 1892 · TO DISAGREE TO SENATE AMENDMENT #308 TO H.R. … · 124–108 July 19, 1892 · TO CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENT #12, WHICH … · 147–62 July 27, 1892 · TO CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT #308 TO H.R. 75… · 77–142 July 27, 1892 · TO RECEDE FROM THE DISAGREEMENT AND AGREE TO … · 117–105 August 4, 1892 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND RECONSIDER THE VOTE … · 141–50
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 17 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 15 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 1 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: no member on this roll call
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 2 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or 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, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Idaho 0 yes, 1 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Virginia 1 yes, 1 no

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 88 members

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