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Senate roll call 259 · 35th Congress · May 19, 1858
H.R. 2

Recorded vote

TO TAKE UP FOR CONSIDERATION H. R. 2, A BILL DONATING PUBLIC LANDS TO THE SEVERAL STATES WHICH MAY PROVIDE COLLEGES FOR THE BENEFIT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE MECHANIC ARTS. (P.2230)

Bill actionAgriculture
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The question

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The tally

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Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on H.R. 2

Dec 15, 1857 · TO AMEND A RESOLUTION SO AS TO SEND TO COMMIT… · 105–89 Apr 20, 1858 · TO TABLE H.R. 2, A BILL RELATING TO AGRICULTU… · 83–114 Apr 22, 1858 · TO TABLE H.R. 2, A BILL RELATING TO AGRICULTU… · 84–109 Apr 22, 1858 · TO RECOMMEND H.R. 2, A BILL RELATING TO AGRIC… · 93–104 Apr 22, 1858 · TO PASS H.R. 2 A BILL RELATING TO AGRICULTURA… · 105–100 Apr 22, 1858 · TO TABLE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH… · 102–92 May 19, 1858 · TO POSTPONE THE SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY IN O… · 26–29 Dec 15, 1858 · TO BRING UP FOR CONSIDERATION H. R. 2, THE AG… · 24–24 Dec 23, 1858 · TO BRING UP FOR CONSIDERATION H. R. 2. (P.18… · 20–28 Jan 1, 1859 · TO POSTPONE ALL PRIOR ORDERS AND TAKE UP H. R… · 30–26 Feb 1, 1859 · TO POSTPONE ALL PRIOR ORDERS AND H. R. 2 TO T… · 26–27 Feb 1, 1859 · TO RECOMMIT H. R. 2 TO COMMMITTEE ON PUBLIC L… · 27–28 Feb 2, 1859 · TO RECOMMIT H. R. 2 TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLI… · 28–26 Feb 3, 1859 · TO AGREE TO A MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WH… · 27–26 Feb 3, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 2 BY REPLACING FIRST AND SECON… · 24–28 Feb 3, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 2, SO AS TO INSERT AFTER 1ST S… · 22–30 Feb 3, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 2 SO AS TO ELIMINATE SECTION P… · 25–27 Feb 3, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 2 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ACT SH… · 22–31 Feb 3, 1859 · TO AMEND H. R. 2 SO AS TO MAKE THE ACT INOPER… · 25–27 Feb 7, 1859 · TO PASS H. R. 2, THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES BI… · 25–22 Feb 16, 1859 · TO TABLE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2, BILL RE… · 95–108 Feb 26, 1859 · TO PASS OVER THE PRESIDENT'S VETO, H.R. 2, A … · 105–96
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