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Senate recorded vote (53rd Congress) · February 18, 1895
H.R. 8479

Recorded vote

TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 8479 (28 STAT 876 APP 3/2/1895), A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATION FOR CURRENT AND CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE INDIAN DEPARTMENT AND FULFILLING TREATY WITH VARIOUS TRIBES FOR FISCA…

Bill actionBudget & spending
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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
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. 8479

February 20, 1895 · TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 8479 (28 … · 55–12 February 21, 1895 · TO AMEND H.R. 8479 (28 STAT 876, APP 3/2/1895… · 21–32 February 22, 1895 · TO AMEND H.R. 8479, THE INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS… · 31–23 February 22, 1895 · TO AMEND H.R. 8479, BY ELIMINATING PROVISO TH… · 13–33 February 22, 1895 · TO DECIDE A POINT OF ORDER, DURING DEBATE ON … · 18–26
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

Florida 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rhode Island 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

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

Washington 0 yes, 1 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 87 members

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