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House recorded vote (53rd Congress) · August 28, 1893
H.R. 1

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY PROVIDING TO PUT INTO EFFECT THE ACT TO PURCHASE MONTHLY NOT LESS THAN $2,000,000 AND NOT MORE THAN $4,000,000 WORTH OF SILVER BULLION AND COIN, SAME TO BE MINTED INTO SILVER DOLLARS, AS F…

AmendmentBanking & finance
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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. 1

August 11, 1893 · TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON THE RESOLUT… · 219–100 August 28, 1893 · TO AMEND H. R. 1 BY PROVIDING THAT UPON THE D… · 125–226 August 28, 1893 · TO AMEND H. R. 1 BY INCREASING THE RATIO FOR … · 101–241 August 28, 1893 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY PROVIDING A RATIO OF 18 … · 103–240 August 28, 1893 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY PROVIDING A RATIO OF 19 … · 104–238 August 28, 1893 · TO AMEND H. R. 1 BY PROVIDING A RATIO OF 20 T… · 122–222 August 28, 1893 · TO PASS H. R. 1 (28 STAT. L. 4, APP. 11/1/93)… · 239–109 September 6, 1893 · TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1, TIME H… · 37–21 October 11, 1893 · TO TABLE APPEAL FROM, THUS SUSTAINING, DECISI… · 38–5 October 11, 1893 · TO TABLE AMENDMENT TO A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT … · 29–12 October 11, 1893 · TO EXCUSE SEN. DUBOIS FROM VOTING DURING CONS… · 21–29 October 11, 1893 · TO TABLE AMENDMENT TO THE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.R.… · 33–18 October 13, 1893 · TO DECIDE WHETHER SEN. DUBOIS SHALL BE EXCUSE… · 5–24 October 14, 1893 · TO EXCUSE SEN. DUBOIS FROM VOTING ON H.R. 1. … · 29–37 October 14, 1893 · TO DECIDE WHETHER A PAPER SUBMITTED BY WILLIA… · 18–22 October 14, 1893 · TO DECIDE WHETHER A PAPER SUBMITTED BY WILLIA… · 39–30 October 16, 1893 · TO DISCONTINUE PROCEEDINGS UNDER CALL AS A QU… · 37–1 October 16, 1893 · TO DISCONTINUE PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE CALL AS … · 36–0 October 16, 1893 · TO DISCONTINUE PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE CALL AS … · 41–0 October 16, 1893 · TO DISCONTINUE PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE CALL AS … · 39–0 October 16, 1893 · TO DISCONTINUE PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE CALL AS … · 39–0 October 16, 1893 · TO DISCONTINUE PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE CALL AS … · 41–0 October 16, 1893 · TO DISCONTINUE PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE CALL AS … · 39–0 October 16, 1893 · TO DISCONTINUE PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE CALL AS … · 41–0 October 16, 1893 · TO DISCONTINUE PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE CALL AS … · 40–0 October 16, 1893 · TO DISCONTINUE PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE CALL AS … · 45–0 October 17, 1893 · TO AMEND A MOTION TO RECESS UNTIL 10 A.M. TOM… · 12–46 October 17, 1893 · TO RECESS UNTIL 10 A.M., TOMORROW, MADE DURIN… · 46–5 October 27, 1893 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBS… · 28–39 October 27, 1893 · TO AMEND H.R. 1 BY REAPEALING MUCH OF THE ACT… · 58–9 October 28, 1893 · TO AMEND H.R. 1, BY SPECIFYING WEIGHTS OF STA… · 29–39 October 28, 1893 · TO AMEND H.R. 1, BY PROVIDING FOR THE COINAGE… · 30–41 October 28, 1893 · TO AMEND H.R. 1, BY AUTHORIZING COINAGE AND R… · 32–37 October 28, 1893 · TO AMEND H.R. 1, BY PROVIDING FOR COINAGE OF … · 30–41 October 28, 1893 · TO AMEND H.R. 1, BY PROVIDING THAT AFTER JANU… · 28–42 October 28, 1893 · TO AMEND H.R. 1, BY AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT… · 32–41 October 28, 1893 · TO AGREE TO AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBS… · 20–42 October 28, 1893 · TO AMEND H.R. 1, BY AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY… · 7–58 October 28, 1893 · TO AMEND H.R. 1 BY MAKING THE UNIT OF VALUE T… · 28–42 October 30, 1893 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1 IN THE NAT… · 20–47 October 30, 1893 · TO PASS H.R. 1, (28 STAT 4, APP 11/1/1893) AS… · 43–32 November 1, 1893 · TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS, THE BILL H. R.… · 109–176 November 1, 1893 · TO CONCUR IN A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H. R. 1; T… · 194–94
The map

How each state's members voted

In 7 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 14 every one voted no; 22 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
  1. Alaska: no member on this roll call
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 4 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 1 yes, 6 no
  10. Illinois: 5 yes, 17 no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 9 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  12. Michigan: 5 yes, 6 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 33 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 13 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 11 no
  21. Indiana: 5 yes, 8 no
  22. Ohio: 4 yes, 16 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 28 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 7 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 4 no
  26. California: 5 yes, 3 no
  27. Utah: no member on this roll call
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 3 yes, 3 no
  30. Missouri: 12 yes, 3 no
  31. Kentucky: 6 yes, 5 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 9 yes, 1 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 6 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: no member on this roll call
  37. New Mexico: no member on this roll call
  38. Kansas: 5 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 5 yes, 1 no
  40. Tennessee: 6 yes, 4 no
  41. North Carolina: 8 yes, 1 no
  42. South Carolina: 5 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: 4 yes, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: 6 yes, 1 no
  47. Alabama: 8 yes, 1 no
  48. Georgia: 8 yes, 3 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 11 yes, 2 no
  51. 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.

Colorado 2 yes, 0 no

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

Idaho 1 yes, 0 no

Montana 1 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no

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

Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 355 members

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