The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Recorded vote
TO PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF EXECUTIVE BUSINESS. (P. 2247-1)
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 9 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 26 every one voted no; 6 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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Vermont: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New Hampshire: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Washington: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Idaho: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
- North Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Minnesota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Illinois: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Wisconsin: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Michigan: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New York: 1 yes, 1 no
- Rhode Island: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Massachusetts: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
- Nevada: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Wyoming: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Iowa: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Indiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Ohio: 0 yes, 2 no
- Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New Jersey: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Connecticut: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- California: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
- Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
- Nebraska: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Virginia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Maryland: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Delaware: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Arizona: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New Mexico: 0 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- South Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Louisiana: 1 yes, 1 no
- Mississippi: 1 yes, 1 no
- Alabama: 1 yes, 0 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: 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.
Alabama 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John Hollis Bankhead (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Oscar Wilder Underwood (Democrat) — YEA
Arkansas 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Joseph Taylor Robinson (Democrat) — NAY
- William Fosgate Kirby (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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- James Duval Phelan (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John Downey Works (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Colorado 1 yes, 1 no
Connecticut 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee (Republican) — NAY
- 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 2 yes, 0 no
Georgia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Hoke Smith (Democrat) — NAY
- Thomas William Hardwick (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
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 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Hamilton Lewis (Democrat) — YEA
- Lawrence Yates Sherman (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Indiana 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Eli Watson (Republican) — NAY
- John Worth Kern (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Kansas 1 yes, 1 no
Kentucky 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Ollie Murray James (Democrat) — YEA
Louisiana 1 yes, 1 no
Massachusetts 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican) — NAY
- John Wingate Weeks (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Maryland 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Blair Lee (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John Walter Smith (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Maine 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Bert Manfred Fernald (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Charles Fletcher Johnson (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Michigan 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Elroy Townsend (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Alden Smith (Republican) — NAY
Minnesota 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Knute Nelson (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Moses Edwin Clapp (Republican) — NAY
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 1 yes, 1 no
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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna (Republican) — NAY
- Porter James McCumber (Republican) — NOT VOTING
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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Henry French Hollis (Democrat) — NAY
- Jacob Harold Gallinger (Republican) — NOT VOTING
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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Albert Bacon Fall (Republican) — NAY
- Thomas Benton Catron (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Nevada 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Francis Griffith Newlands (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Key Pittman (Democrat) — YEA
New York 1 yes, 1 no
Ohio 0 yes, 2 no
Oklahoma 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Robert Latham Owen (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas Pryor Gore (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Oregon 0 yes, 2 no
Pennsylvania 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Boies Penrose (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- George Tener Oliver (Republican) — NAY
Rhode Island 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Henry Frederick Lippitt (Republican) — NAY
- LeBaron Bradford Colt (Republican) — NOT VOTING
South Carolina 1 yes, 1 no
South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no
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 0 yes, 2 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 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Carroll Smalley Page (Republican) — NAY
- William Paul Dillingham (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Washington 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Miles Poindexter (Republican) — NAY
- Wesley Livsey Jones (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Wisconsin 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Paul Oscar Husting (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Robert Marion la Follette (Republican) — NAY
West Virginia 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Nathan Goff (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Edwin Chilton (Democrat) — YEA
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 — 96 members
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