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Senate recorded vote (53rd Congress) · February 25, 1895
H.R. 8518

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R 8518 BY APPROPRIATING $150,000 TO BE PAID TO HARRIET STANWOOD BLAINE FOR ALL RIGHTS, TITLE AND INTEREST IN PROPERTY IN WASHINGTON, D. C., TO BE USED FOR A DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BUILDING UPON EXECU…

AmendmentBudget & spending
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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. 8518

February 25, 1895 · TO AMEND H.R. 8518 (28 STAT 910, APP3/2/1895)… · 22–29 February 25, 1895 · TO AMEND H.R. 8518, BY PROVIDING THAT THE U. … · 27–27 February 25, 1895 · TO AMEND H.R. 8518 BY ADDING PROVISION FOR AN… · 23–32 February 26, 1895 · TO AMEND H.R. 8518 BY REDUCING FROM $90,000 T… · 30–25 February 26, 1895 · TO DECIDE A POINT OF ORDER DURING CONSIDERATI… · 46–13 February 26, 1895 · TO DECIDE POINT OF ORDER DURING CONSIDERATION… · 49–16 February 26, 1895 · TO DECIDE POINT OF ORDER DURING CONSIDERATION… · 13–50 February 26, 1895 · TO AMEND H.R. 8518 BY ADDING $238,289.80 APPR… · 46–20 February 26, 1895 · TO AMEND THE SECOND BANCH OF AMENDMENT TO H.R… · 36–25 February 28, 1895 · TO AMEND H.R. 8518 BY APPROPRIATING $300,000 … · 31–17 February 28, 1895 · TO DECIDE POINT OF ORDER DURING CONSIDERATION… · 33–15 February 28, 1895 · TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH AN AMENDMENT TO H… · 9–52 February 28, 1895 · TO AMEND H.R. 8518 BY INCREASING THE ANNUAL S… · 9–38 February 28, 1895 · TO SUSTAIN THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR THAT AN … · 34–14 February 28, 1895 · TO AMEND H.R. 8518 BY REQUIRING HARRIET STANW… · 26–37 February 28, 1895 · TO AMEND H.R. 8518 BY PROVIDING THAT U. S. DE… · 11–49 March 2, 1895 · TO RECEDE FROM DISAGREEMENT TO SENATE AMENDME… · 133–124 March 2, 1895 · TO RECEDE FROM DISAGREEMENT TO SENATE AMENDME… · 80–100
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 20 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 15 every one voted no; 6 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  9. Minnesota: 1 yes, 1 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 1 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: no member on this roll call
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 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: 1 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 1 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

South Dakota 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

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

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 88 members

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