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Senate recorded vote (56th Congress) · February 15, 1900
H.R. 1

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY AUTHORIZING SILVER COINAGE AND THE COINING OF A SILVER DOLLAR OF 412 1/2 GRAINS TROY, OF STANDARD SILVER 9/10 FINE. (P.1833-2)

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

February 14, 1900 · TO AMEND H. R. 1 (31 STAT. 45, 3/14/1900), A … · 25–45 February 15, 1900 · TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE FOR H. R. 1, WHICH S… · 27–45 February 15, 1900 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO BILL H. R. 1, WH… · 45–30 February 15, 1900 · TO TABLE THE AMENDMENT TO H. R. 1, WHICH AMEN… · 44–26 February 15, 1900 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY PROVIDING THAT GOLD COIN… · 27–44 February 15, 1900 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY PROVIDING THAT NOTHING C… · 26–44 February 15, 1900 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY REPEALING ALL OTHER ACTS… · 20–47 February 15, 1900 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY DECLARING IT IS THE FIXE… · 27–47 February 15, 1900 · TO PASS H. R. 1. · 46–29 March 6, 1900 · TO AGREE TO THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CO… · 44–26 March 13, 1900 · TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1, A B… · 166–120
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

California 0 yes, 1 no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

Nebraska 0 yes, 1 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, 2 no

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 1 no

South Dakota 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Utah 1 yes, 0 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 86 members

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