The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Recorded vote
TO AMEND S. RES. 156, BY REQUIRING SENATORS TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN TELEGRAMS; NO QUORUM VOTING. (P.5921-2)
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
No separate text document applies to this vote.
Every roll call on SRE156
How each state's senators voted
In 26 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 5 every one voted no; 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
- New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
- Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
- Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
- Montana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- North Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Minnesota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Illinois: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Wisconsin: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Michigan: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- New York: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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: 2 yes, 0 no
- Nevada: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Wyoming: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- South Dakota: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
- Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
- Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
- Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- New Jersey: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Connecticut: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- California: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
- Colorado: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Nebraska: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Missouri: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Kentucky: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- West Virginia: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Virginia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- New Mexico: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
- Arkansas: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Tennessee: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- North Carolina: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- South Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Louisiana: 2 yes, 0 no
- Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
- Alabama: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Georgia: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Hawaii: no member on this roll call
- Texas: 1 yes, 0 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 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John Hollis Bankhead (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Henry Fountain Ashurst (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Marcus Aurelius Smith (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
California 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- George Clement Perkins (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- John Downey Works (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Colorado 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Spalding Thomas (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John Franklin Shafroth (Democrat) — YEA
Connecticut 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee (Republican) — YEA
- George Payne McLean (Republican) — NOT VOTING
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 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Hoke Smith (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- William Stanley West (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Iowa 2 yes, 0 no
Idaho 2 yes, 0 no
Illinois 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- James Hamilton Lewis (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Lawrence Yates Sherman (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Indiana 0 yes, 2 no
Kansas 2 yes, 0 no
Kentucky 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Ollie Murray James (Democrat) — YEA
- William O'Connell Bradley (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Louisiana 2 yes, 0 no
Massachusetts 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican) — YEA
- John Wingate Weeks (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Maryland 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Blair Lee (Democrat) — YEA
- John Walter Smith (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Elroy Townsend (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Alden Smith (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Minnesota 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Knute Nelson (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Moses Edwin Clapp (Republican) — YEA
Missouri 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- James Alexander Reed (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- William Joel Stone (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no
Montana 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Henry Lee Myers (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas James Walsh (Democrat) — YEA
North Carolina 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Lee Slater Overman (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Porter James McCumber (Republican) — NAY
Nebraska 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- George William Norris (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no
New Jersey 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Edgar Martine (Democrat) — YEA
- William Hughes (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
New Mexico 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Albert Bacon Fall (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas Benton Catron (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Nevada 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Francis Griffith Newlands (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Key Pittman (Democrat) — NAY
New York 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Elihu Root (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- James Aloysius O'Gorman (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Ohio 2 yes, 0 no
Oklahoma 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Robert Latham Owen (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas Pryor Gore (Democrat) — YEA
Oregon 2 yes, 0 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 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman (Democrat) — NAY
- Ellison DuRant Smith (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
South Dakota 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Coe Isaac Crawford (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas Sterling (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Tennessee 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- John Knight Shields (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Luke Lea (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Texas 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Allen Culberson (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Morris Sheppard (Democrat) — YEA
Utah 2 yes, 0 no
Virginia 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Claude Augustus Swanson (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas Staples Martin (Democrat) — YEA
Vermont 2 yes, 0 no
Washington 2 yes, 0 no
Wisconsin 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Isaac Stephenson (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Robert Marion la Follette (Republican) — NOT VOTING
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 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Clarence Don Clark (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Francis Emroy Warren (Republican) — NAY
Every vote, by name — 95 members
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