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Senate recorded vote (53rd Congress) · October 28, 1893
H.R. 1

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 1, BY SPECIFYING WEIGHTS OF STANDARD SILVER TO BE USED IN SILVER DOLLARS, HALF-DOLLARS, QUARTERS AND DIMES AND PROVIDING THAT SILVER BULLION DEPOSITORS BE GIVEN COINS IN DENOMINATIONS FROM $1 TO …

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 AMEND H. R. 1, BY PROVIDING TO PUT INTO EF… · 136–213 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 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 senators voted

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

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

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

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

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

Delaware 0 yes, 2 no

Florida 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

Montana 1 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Washington 0 yes, 1 no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 85 members

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