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House recorded vote (56th Congress) · December 6, 1900
S. 4300

Recorded vote

TO PASS S. 4300, INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT OF THE U.S. (P. 31-2)

PassageDefense & war
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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
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 S. 4300

May 4, 1900 · TO AMEND BILL S. 4300 (31 STAT. L. 748, 2/2/1… · 8–44 May 4, 1900 · TO AMEND BILL S. 4300, BY PROVIDING FOR A VET… · 25–23 May 4, 1900 · TO AMEND BILL S. 4300, BY ELIMINATING THE MOT… · 13–33 December 6, 1900 · TO RECOMMIT S. 4300 (31 STAT. 748, 2/2/1901),… · 70–246 January 7, 1901 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO S. 4300 (31 STAT… · 43–5 January 9, 1901 · TO TABLE THE AMENDMENT TO S. 4300, WHICH AMEN… · 34–15 January 10, 1901 · TO AMEND S. 4300, BY AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDEN… · 41–11 January 11, 1901 · TO AMEND S. 4300, BY PROVIDING THAT 1/3 OF TH… · 16–33 January 11, 1901 · TO TABLE THE AMENDMENT TO BILL S. 4300, WHICH… · 32–19 January 11, 1901 · TO AMEND BILL S. 4300, BY PROVIDING THAT VOLU… · 24–22 January 15, 1901 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO S. 4300, WHICH AMEND… · 39–20 January 18, 1901 · TO AMEND S. 4300, BY ELIMINATING FROM THE BIL… · 26–42 January 18, 1901 · TO AMEND S. 4300, BY PROVIDING THAT THIS ACT … · 25–39 January 18, 1901 · TO AMEND S. 4300, BY PROVIDING THAT WITHIN 10… · 22–43 January 18, 1901 · TO AMEND S. 4300, BY ELIMINATING FROM THE BIL… · 24–41 January 18, 1901 · TO AMEND S. 4300, BY REVOKING ALL LIQUOR SALE… · 23–43 January 18, 1901 · TO AMEND S. 4300, BY PROHIBITING THE IMPORTAT… · 23–41 January 18, 1901 · TO AMEND S. 4300, BY REVOKING ALL LIQUOR LICE… · 20–41 January 18, 1901 · TO AMEND S. 4300, BY CONSTITUTING THE PAY DEP… · 18–38 January 18, 1901 · TO AMEND S. 4300, BY ELIMINATING THE PROVISO … · 22–43 January 18, 1901 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REP… · 43–23 January 25, 1901 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON BILL S. … · 135–100 January 31, 1901 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 4300.… · 33–25
The map

How each state's members voted

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

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

Idaho 0 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

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

Nevada 0 yes, 1 no

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

Utah 0 yes, 1 no

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

West Virginia 2 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 357 members

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