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Senate recorded vote (53rd Congress) · February 7, 1894
H.R. 2331

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 2331, BY A PROPOSAL TO PUNISH CITIZENS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM ANY PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING OR BECOMING QUALLIFIED TO VOTE AND TO GIVE RIGHT OF ACTION IN THE COURTS BY REASON OF DENIAL OF R…

AmendmentCivil rights
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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. 2331

September 21, 1893 · TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON THE RESOLUT… · 175–4 October 10, 1893 · TO AMEND H. R. 2331, (28 STAT. L. 36, APP. 2/… · 101–197 October 10, 1893 · TO AMEND H. R. 2331, BY PROVIDING THAT THERE … · 96–193 October 10, 1893 · TO PASS H. R. 23319. · 201–102 January 26, 1894 · TO POSTPONE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 233… · 20–28 February 7, 1894 · TO AMEND H.R. 2331 BY ABOLISHING MARSHALS, RE… · 27–40 February 7, 1894 · TO AMEND H.R. 2331 BY ABOLISHING THE SECTIONS… · 27–38 February 7, 1894 · TO AMEND H.R. 2331, BY EXCLUDING THE PRINCIPL… · 28–39 February 7, 1894 · TO AMEND H.R. 2331, BY PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE … · 27–39 February 7, 1894 · TO AMEND H.R. 2331 BY PROVIDING TO AFFIX TO E… · 27–39 February 7, 1894 · TO PASS H.R. 2331. (P. 2406-1) · 39–28
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 14 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 21 every one voted no; 5 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: 1 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 no
  27. Utah: no member on this roll call
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 2 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 2 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 2 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.

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

Delaware 1 yes, 1 no

Florida 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New Jersey 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

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

Washington 1 yes, 0 no

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

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 84 members

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