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Senate recorded vote (53rd Congress) · December 12, 1894
S. 1481

Recorded vote

TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION OF SENATOR VEST, PROVIDING THAT THE COMMITTEE ON RULES BE INSTRUCTED TO REPORT ON AMENDMENT TO SENATE RULES ON TERMINATING DEBATE, SECURING FINAL ACTION AT A FIXED TIM…

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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. 1481

December 12, 1894 · TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF S. 1481, A BILL … · 23–27 January 25, 1895 · TO AMEND S. 1481, A BILL TO INCORPORATE THE M… · 24–29 January 25, 1895 · TO AMEND S.1481, BY ADDING AS A PART OF SENAT… · 27–19 January 25, 1895 · TO AMEND S. 1481, BY ADDING AT THE END OF SEC… · 25–26 January 25, 1895 · TO AMEND S. 1481, BY ADDING A CLAUSE TO SECTI… · 22–30 January 25, 1895 · TO AMEND S. 1481 BY ADDING AT THE END OF THE … · 23–29 January 25, 1895 · TO AMEND S.1481 BY ADDING A NEW SECTION PRROH… · 24–29 January 25, 1895 · TO AMEND S. 1481, BY STRIKING OUT ALL AFTER T… · 21–30 January 25, 1895 · TO AMEND S. 1481 BY OFFERING A SUBSTITUTE BIL… · 12–32 January 25, 1895 · TO PASS S. 1481. (P. 1562-1) · 31–21
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

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

Delaware 1 yes, 1 no

Florida 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

Montana 1 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

West Virginia 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 85 members

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