The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Recorded vote
TO AMEND A MOTION TO REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE S. J. RES. 128, PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT GRANTING WOMAN SUFFRAGE, SO THAT RESOLUTION WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY INSTE…
The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.
Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.
- 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).
How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)
What was on the floor
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How each state's senators voted
In 17 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 22 every one voted no; 5 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
- Alaska: no member on this roll call
- Maine: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Vermont: 1 yes, 1 no
- New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
- Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
- Idaho: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
- North Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Minnesota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
- Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
- Michigan: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New York: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Rhode Island: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Massachusetts: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
- Nevada: 0 yes, 2 no
- Wyoming: 1 yes, 1 no
- South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Iowa: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Indiana: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
- Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 no
- Connecticut: 1 yes, 1 no
- California: 0 yes, 2 no
- Utah: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Colorado: 0 yes, 2 no
- Nebraska: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Missouri: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
- West Virginia: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
- Maryland: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Delaware: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Arizona: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New Mexico: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Kansas: 0 yes, 2 no
- Arkansas: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Tennessee: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- North Carolina: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Louisiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no
- Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
- Hawaii: no member on this roll call
- Texas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- 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.
Alabama 1 yes, 0 no
Arkansas 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- James Paul Clarke (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Joseph Taylor Robinson (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Arizona 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Henry Fountain Ashurst (Democrat) — NAY
- Marcus Aurelius Smith (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
California 0 yes, 2 no
Colorado 0 yes, 2 no
Connecticut 1 yes, 1 no
Delaware 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Henry Algernon du Pont (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. (Democrat) — YEA
Florida 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Nathan Philemon Bryan (Democrat) — YEA
Georgia 2 yes, 0 no
Iowa 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Albert Baird Cummins (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Squire Kenyon (Republican) — NAY
Idaho 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Henry Brady (Republican) — NAY
- William Edgar Borah (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Illinois 0 yes, 2 no
Indiana 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Benjamin Franklin Shively (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John Worth Kern (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Kansas 0 yes, 2 no
Kentucky 2 yes, 0 no
Louisiana 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John Randolph Thornton (Democrat) — YEA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Massachusetts 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- John Wingate Weeks (Republican) — YEA
Maryland 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Blair Lee (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John Walter Smith (Democrat) — YEA
Maine 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Fletcher Johnson (Democrat) — YEA
- Edwin Chick Burleigh (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Michigan 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Elroy Townsend (Republican) — NAY
- William Alden Smith (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Minnesota 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Knute Nelson (Republican) — NAY
- Moses Edwin Clapp (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Missouri 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Alexander Reed (Democrat) — YEA
- William Joel Stone (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Mississippi 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Kimble Vardaman (Democrat) — YEA
- John Sharp Williams (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Montana 0 yes, 2 no
North Carolina 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Lee Slater Overman (Democrat) — YEA
North Dakota 0 yes, 2 no
Nebraska 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- George William Norris (Republican) — NAY
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no
New Jersey 1 yes, 1 no
New Mexico 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Albert Bacon Fall (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas Benton Catron (Republican) — YEA
Nevada 0 yes, 2 no
New York 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Elihu Root (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- James Aloysius O'Gorman (Democrat) — YEA
Ohio 1 yes, 1 no
Oklahoma 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Robert Latham Owen (Democrat) — NAY
- Thomas Pryor Gore (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Oregon 0 yes, 2 no
Pennsylvania 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Boies Penrose (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- George Tener Oliver (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Rhode Island 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Henry Frederick Lippitt (Republican) — YEA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt (Republican) — NOT VOTING
South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no
South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no
Tennessee 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John Knight Shields (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Luke Lea (Democrat) — NAY
Texas 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Allen Culberson (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Morris Sheppard (Democrat) — NAY
Utah 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- George Sutherland (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Reed Smoot (Republican) — NAY
Virginia 2 yes, 0 no
Vermont 1 yes, 1 no
Washington 0 yes, 2 no
Wisconsin 0 yes, 2 no
West Virginia 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Nathan Goff (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Edwin Chilton (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Wyoming 1 yes, 1 no
Every vote, by name — 95 members
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