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House recorded vote (59th Congress) · December 4, 1905
HRE8

Recorded vote

TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON H.RES. 8, WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 59TH CONGRESS BE ADOPTED AS THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 59TH CONGRESS, INCL…

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01
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

No separate text document applies to this vote.

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

Idaho 1 yes, 0 no

Montana 1 yes, 0 no

Nevada 0 yes, 1 no

New York 25 yes, 11 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

Utah 1 yes, 0 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 386 members

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