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Senate recorded vote (59th Congress) · March 9, 1906
H.R. 12707

Recorded vote

TO AGREE TO H.R. 12707, WHICH STRIKES OUT SECTION 23 AND DIRECTS THAT THE GOVERNORS OF THE TERRITORIES OF N.M. AND ARIZ. ORDER A SPECIAL ELECTION THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE APPROVAL OF THIS BILL. (P. 3591-1,2)

Bill actionTerritories & states
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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. 12707

January 25, 1906 · TO PASS H.R. 12707 WHICH ENABLES THE PEOPLE O… · 195–150 March 9, 1906 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 12707, (APP… · 31–40 March 9, 1906 · TO AMEND BILL H.R. 12707, BY STRIKING OUT THE… · 35–36 March 9, 1906 · TO AMEND BILL H.R. 12707, BY PROVIDING THAT T… · 39–31 March 9, 1906 · TO AMEND H.R. 12707, ELIMINATING THE PROVISO … · 37–35
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

Minnesota 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

New Jersey 1 yes, 1 no

New York 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

Washington 0 yes, 2 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 — 89 members

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