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Senate recorded vote (56th Congress) · April 3, 1900
H.R. 8245

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H. R. 8245, BY EXEMPTING FROM DUTY ALL ARTICLES IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM PUERTO RICO, AND INTO PUERTO RICO FROM THE UNITED STATES, BY MAKING ARTICLES FROM PUERTO RICO SUBJECT TO UNITED STA…

AmendmentTaxes & 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

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. 8245

February 28, 1900 · TO AGREE TO THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR H.R.… · 160–174 February 28, 1900 · TO RECOMMIT BILL H.R. 8245 TO THE COMMITTEE O… · 162–172 February 28, 1900 · TO PASS H.R. 8245. · 172–160 March 27, 1900 · TO AMEND BILL H. R. 8245 (31 STAT. 77, 4/12/1… · 9–25 March 28, 1900 · TO AMEND H. R. 8245, BY PROPOSING THAT ANY CI… · 15–33 March 29, 1900 · TO AMEND BILL H. R. 8245, BY ELIMINATING TAX … · 14–32 March 29, 1900 · TO AMEND H. R. 8245, BY ELIMINATING THE SECTI… · 16–33 March 30, 1900 · TO AMEND BILL H. R. 8245, BY MAKING ONE PUERT… · 12–33 March 30, 1900 · TO AMEND H. R. 8245, BY EXTENDING TO PUERTO R… · 13–33 March 31, 1900 · TO AMEND BILL H. R. 8245, BY PROHIBITING THE … · 15–31 April 3, 1900 · TO AMEND H. R. 8245, BY MAKING PUERTO RICO AN… · 30–40 April 3, 1900 · TO PASS H. R. 8245, WHICH WAS REPORTED BY THE… · 40–31 April 11, 1900 · TO CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO BILL H.R… · 161–153
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 11 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 20 every one voted no; 12 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 1 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 1 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 2 no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 2 no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  28. Colorado: 0 yes, 2 no
  29. Nebraska: 1 yes, 1 no
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 1 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 1 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, 1 no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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.

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

New Jersey 0 yes, 2 no

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

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

Washington 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 — 87 members

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