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Senate recorded vote (56th Congress) · May 14, 1900
H.R. 10450

Recorded vote

TO AGREE IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, TO THE AMENDMENT TO BILL H. R. 10450, APPROPRIATING $4,000,000 FOR VESSELS NOW AUTHORIZED TO BE CONSTRUCTED, PROVIDED ARMOR CAN BE PURCHASED AT A PRICE NOT EXCEEDING $445 PE…

Bill actionDefense & war
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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. 10450

April 20, 1900 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FO… · 104–96 May 7, 1900 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 10450 (31 STAT… · 30–14 May 8, 1900 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO H. R. 10450, PRO… · 40–12 May 12, 1900 · TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NA… · 22–24 May 12, 1900 · TO AMEND BILL H. R. 10450, BY AUTHORIZING THE… · 22–24 May 12, 1900 · TO AMEND H. R. 10450, BY AUTHORIZING THE SECR… · 20–25 May 12, 1900 · TO AMEND H. R. 10450, BY AUTHORIZING THE SECR… · 21–23 May 12, 1900 · TO AMEND H. R. 10450, BY AUTHORIZING THE SECR… · 17–23 May 12, 1900 · TO AMEND H. R. 10450, BY AUTHORIZING THE SECR… · 17–22 May 14, 1900 · TO AMEND BILL H. R. 10450, BY AUTHORIZING THE… · 25–27 May 28, 1900 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON BILL H. … · 35–11 May 29, 1900 · THAT THE HOUSE RECEDE FROM ITS DISAGREEMENT A… · 107–125 June 1, 1900 · THAT THE SENATE INSIST ON ITS AMENDMENTS TO H… · 63–0 June 5, 1900 · TO AGREE TO SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 10450 (… · 92–146 June 6, 1900 · TO CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO BILL H.R… · 154–96 June 6, 1900 · TO AMEND BILL H. R. 10450, BY AUTHORIZING THE… · 39–35 June 7, 1900 · TO RECEDE AND CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT NO. … · 118–96
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New Jersey 2 yes, 0 no

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

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 0 no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 87 members

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