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House recorded vote (55th Congress) · March 19, 1897
HRE14

Recorded vote

TO ADOPT THE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ORDERING THAT H.R. 379, A BILL TO PROVIDE REVENUE FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND TO ENCOURAGE THE INDUSTRIES OF THE U.S., SHALL DAILY BE MADE THE SPECIAL …

Bill actionTaxes & tariffs
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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

No separate text document applies to this vote.

The map

How each state's members voted

In 14 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 12 every one voted no; 16 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its members 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, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 1 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 7 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 17 yes, 5 no
  11. Wisconsin: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  12. Michigan: 8 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 21 yes, 4 no, 9 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 11 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  20. Iowa: 11 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 8 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 15 yes, 4 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 19 yes, 1 no, 9 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 7 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 4 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 2 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: no member on this roll call
  28. Colorado: 0 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 4 no
  30. Missouri: 3 yes, 10 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 4 yes, 7 no
  32. West Virginia: 4 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 4 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 6 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: no member on this roll call
  37. New Mexico: no member on this roll call
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 6 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 6 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 8 no
  41. North Carolina: 3 yes, 5 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 6 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 6 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 7 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 8 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 11 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 11 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 0 yes, 1 no

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

Idaho 0 yes, 1 no

Maine 2 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

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

New York 21 yes, 4 no, 9 did not vote yes or no

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

Washington 0 yes, 1 no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 349 members

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