The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Recorded vote
TO ADJOURN, A MOTION MADE DURING CONSIDERATION OF S. 6856. (P.2587-1)
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)
How each state's senators voted
In 11 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 24 every one voted no; 3 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Vermont: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
- Washington: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Idaho: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
- North Dakota: 1 yes, 0 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
- New York: 1 yes, 1 no
- Rhode Island: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Massachusetts: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
- Nevada: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Wyoming: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- South Dakota: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Iowa: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Indiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Ohio: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New Jersey: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Connecticut: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- California: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Utah: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Colorado: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Nebraska: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Missouri: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Kentucky: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- West Virginia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
- Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
- Delaware: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
- New Mexico: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Kansas: 1 yes, 1 no
- Arkansas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Tennessee: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- North Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
- South Carolina: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: 0 yes, 2 no
- Louisiana: 0 yes, 2 no
- Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
- Alabama: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Georgia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Hawaii: no member on this roll call
- Texas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Florida: 0 yes, 2 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Francis Shelley White (Democrat) — NAY
- John Hollis Bankhead (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Arkansas 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Paul Clarke (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Joseph Taylor Robinson (Democrat) — NAY
Arizona 0 yes, 2 no
California 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- George Clement Perkins (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- John Downey Works (Republican) — YEA
Colorado 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Spalding Thomas (Democrat) — NAY
- John Franklin Shafroth (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Connecticut 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee (Republican) — YEA
- George Payne McLean (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Delaware 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Henry Algernon du Pont (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Florida 0 yes, 2 no
Georgia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Hoke Smith (Democrat) — NAY
- Thomas William Hardwick (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Iowa 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Albert Baird Cummins (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Squire Kenyon (Republican) — YEA
Idaho 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- James Henry Brady (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Edgar Borah (Republican) — NOT VOTING
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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Benjamin Franklin Shively (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John Worth Kern (Democrat) — NAY
Kansas 1 yes, 1 no
Kentucky 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Johnson Newlon Camden Jr. (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Ollie Murray James (Democrat) — NAY
Louisiana 0 yes, 2 no
Massachusetts 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- John Wingate Weeks (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Maryland 0 yes, 2 no
- Blair Lee (Democrat) — NAY
- John Walter Smith (Democrat) — NAY
Maine 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Fletcher Johnson (Democrat) — NAY
- Edwin Chick Burleigh (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Michigan 2 yes, 0 no
Minnesota 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Knute Nelson (Republican) — YEA
- Moses Edwin Clapp (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Missouri 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Alexander Reed (Democrat) — NAY
- William Joel Stone (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no
Montana 0 yes, 2 no
North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no
North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Porter James McCumber (Republican) — YEA
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 1 yes, 1 no
New Jersey 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Edgar Martine (Democrat) — NAY
- William Hughes (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Francis Griffith Newlands (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Key Pittman (Democrat) — NAY
New York 1 yes, 1 no
Ohio 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Atlee Pomerene (Democrat) — NAY
- Theodore Elijah Burton (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Oklahoma 0 yes, 2 no
Oregon 0 yes, 2 no
Pennsylvania 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Boies Penrose (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- George Tener Oliver (Republican) — YEA
Rhode Island 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Henry Frederick Lippitt (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- LeBaron Bradford Colt (Republican) — NOT VOTING
South Carolina 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- 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 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Allen Culberson (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Morris Sheppard (Democrat) — NAY
Utah 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- George Sutherland (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Reed Smoot (Republican) — YEA
Virginia 0 yes, 2 no
Vermont 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Carroll Smalley Page (Republican) — YEA
- William Paul Dillingham (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Washington 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Miles Poindexter (Progressive) — NOT VOTING
- Wesley Livsey Jones (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Wisconsin 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Isaac Stephenson (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Robert Marion la Follette (Republican) — NAY
West Virginia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Nathan Goff (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Edwin Chilton (Democrat) — NAY
Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Clarence Don Clark (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Francis Emroy Warren (Republican) — YEA
Every vote, by name — 96 members
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