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Senate recorded vote (55th Congress) · June 4, 1898
H.R. 10100

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 10100, BY FORBIDDING BONDS TO BE USED AS A BASIS FOR NATIONAL WORK NOTES, NOR SHALL THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY INCREASE THE GOLD RESERVE BY THE SALE OF BONDS, BUT SO LONG AS THE SECRETARY OF T…

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. 10100

April 29, 1898 · TO RECOMMIT TO COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS H.… · 134–171 April 29, 1898 · TO PASS H.R. 10100, (JUNE 13, 1898, 30 STAT 4… · 181–131 May 18, 1898 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10100, (30 STAT… · 26–27 May 18, 1898 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10100, BY REDUC… · 30–16 May 19, 1898 · TO AMEND H.R. 10100, BY LAYING A TAX OF TWO C… · 13–41 May 25, 1898 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10… · 36–10 May 28, 1898 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10100, WHICH AM… · 41–27 May 28, 1898 · THAT WHEN THE SENATE ADJOURNS, IT BE TO TUESD… · 33–31 June 1, 1898 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10100, BY TAXIN… · 27–34 June 1, 1898 · TO AMEND H.R. 10100, BY LEVYING A TAX OF 1/4 … · 26–36 June 1, 1898 · TO AMEND H.R. 10100, BY TAXING OIL AND SUGAR … · 33–26 June 2, 1898 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10100, BY SUBJE… · 26–44 June 2, 1898 · TO AMEND H.R. 10100, BY EXEMPTING MEDICINES F… · 22–47 June 3, 1898 · TO AMEND H.R. 10100, BY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUE… · 48–31 June 3, 1898 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10100, BY ISSUI… · 45–31 June 3, 1898 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10100, WHICH AM… · 44–27 June 3, 1898 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10100, SO THAT … · 35–33 June 3, 1898 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10100, WHICH AM… · 45–33 June 4, 1898 · TO AMEND H.R. 10100, BY MAKING IT THE DUTY OF… · 35–38 June 4, 1898 · TO AMEND H.R. 10100, BY IMPOSING A TAX OF 1/4… · 34–38 June 4, 1898 · TO AMEND H.R. 10100, BY REDUCING THE EXISTING… · 25–41 June 4, 1898 · TO AMEND H.R. 10100, BY IMPOSING A TAX OF ONE… · 41–29 June 4, 1898 · TO AMEND H.R. 10100, BY REPEALING SECTION 3 O… · 31–43 June 4, 1898 · TO AMEND H.R. 10100, BY IMPOSING A TAX ON PAT… · 41–31 June 4, 1898 · TO AMEND H.R. 10100, BY PROTECTING SMALL COUN… · 47–21 June 4, 1898 · TO AMEND H.R. 10100, BY IMPOSING A TAX OF 10 … · 38–32 June 4, 1898 · TO AMEND H.R. 10100, BY TAXING ALL ARTICLES M… · 24–45 June 4, 1898 · TO AMEND H.R. 10100, BY REMOVING THE LIMITATI… · 31–42 June 4, 1898 · TO AMEND H.R. 10100, BY MAKING THE UNITED STA… · 31–42 June 4, 1898 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10100, WHICH AM… · 55–18 June 4, 1898 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10100, BY AUTHO… · 28–45 June 4, 1898 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10100, BY CONFI… · 31–44 June 4, 1898 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10100, WHICH AM… · 47–20 June 4, 1898 · TO PASS H.R. 10100. (P. 5541-1) · 48–28 June 9, 1898 · TO ADOPT THE REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITT… · 154–107 June 10, 1898 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 101… · 43–22
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 14 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 21 every one voted no; 8 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 1 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
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 no
  27. Utah: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 1 yes, 1 no
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 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.

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

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

Kansas 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 1 yes, 0 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 89 members

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