The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Recorded vote
TO SET ASIDE H.R. 4864 AND GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. (JP. 228-2)
The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.
Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.
- 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).
How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)
How each state's senators voted
In 1 state every senator on the roll voted yes; in 24 every one voted no; 1 was 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
- Alaska: no member on this roll call
- Maine: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Vermont: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- New Hampshire: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Washington: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Idaho: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Montana: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- North Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Minnesota: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Illinois: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
- Michigan: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- New York: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Rhode Island: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Massachusetts: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Oregon: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Nevada: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Wyoming: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- South Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
- Iowa: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
- Ohio: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- New Jersey: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Connecticut: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- California: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Utah: no member on this roll call
- Colorado: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Nebraska: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Missouri: 0 yes, 2 no
- Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
- West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
- Virginia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Maryland: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Arizona: no member on this roll call
- New Mexico: no member on this roll call
- Kansas: 0 yes, 2 no
- Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
- Tennessee: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- North Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- South Carolina: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
- Louisiana: 0 yes, 2 no
- Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
- Alabama: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Georgia: 0 yes, 2 no
- Hawaii: no member on this roll call
- Texas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- 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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- James Lawrence Pugh (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John Tyler Morgan (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Arkansas 0 yes, 2 no
California 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- George Clement Perkins (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Stephen Mallory White (Democrat) — NAY
Colorado 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Edward Oliver Wolcott (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Henry Moore Teller (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Connecticut 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Joseph Roswell Hawley (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Orville Hitchcock Platt (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Delaware 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Anthony Higgins (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- George Gray (Democrat) — NAY
Florida 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Samuel Pasco (Democrat) — NAY
- Wilkinson Call (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Georgia 0 yes, 2 no
Iowa 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- James Falconer Wilson (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Boyd Allison (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Idaho 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Fred Thomas Dubois (Republican) — YEA
- George Laird Shoup (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Illinois 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John McAuley Palmer (Democrat) — NAY
- Shelby Moore Cullom (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Indiana 0 yes, 2 no
Kansas 0 yes, 2 no
Kentucky 0 yes, 2 no
Louisiana 0 yes, 2 no
Massachusetts 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- George Frisbie Hoar (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Maryland 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Arthur Pue Gorman (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Charles Hopper Gibson (Democrat) — NAY
Maine 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Eugene Hale (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Pierce Frye (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Michigan 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- James McMillan (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- John Patton Jr. (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Minnesota 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Cushman Kellogg Davis (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Drew Washburn (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Missouri 0 yes, 2 no
Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no
Montana 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Thomas Charles Power (Republican) — NOT VOTING
North Carolina 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Matt Whitaker Ransom (Democrat) — NAY
- Thomas Jordan Jarvis (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Henry Clay Hansbrough (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Nathaniel Roach (Democrat) — NAY
Nebraska 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Frederick Manderson (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Vincent Allen (Populist) — NOT VOTING
New Hampshire 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Jacob Harold Gallinger (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Eaton Chandler (Republican) — NOT VOTING
New Jersey 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Smith Jr. (Democrat) — NAY
- John Rhoderic McPherson (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Nevada 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John Percival Jones (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Morris Stewart (Silver) — NAY
New York 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- David Bennett Hill (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Edward Murphy Jr. (Democrat) — NAY
Ohio 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Calvin Stewart Brice (Democrat) — NAY
- John Sherman (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Oregon 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- John Hipple Mitchell (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Joseph Norton Dolph (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Pennsylvania 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- James Donald Cameron (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Matthew Stanley Quay (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Rhode Island 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Nathan Fellows Dixon (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (Republican) — NOT VOTING
South Carolina 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- John Laurens Manning Irby (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Matthew Calbraith Butler (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
South Dakota 1 yes, 1 no
Tennessee 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Isham Green Harris (Democrat) — NAY
- William Brimage Bate (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Texas 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Richard Coke (Democrat) — NAY
- Roger Quarles Mills (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Virginia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Eppa Hunton (Democrat) — NAY
- John Warwick Daniel (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Vermont 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Justin Smith Morrill (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Redfield Proctor (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Washington 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Watson Carvosso Squire (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Wisconsin 0 yes, 2 no
West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no
Wyoming 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Joseph Maull Carey (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Every vote, by name — 85 members
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