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Illustrative empty legislative chamber as neutral vote indicators resolve a recorded outcome
Senate roll call 35 · 5th Congress · Jan 24, 1798

Recorded vote

TO ADHERE TO THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 32, (APP. 1/29/1798, 1 STAT 539), AN ACT TO AMEND THE SEVERAL ACTS FOR LAYING DUTIES ON SPIRITS DISTILLED WITHIN THE U.S., AND STILLS; SAID AMENDMENT STRUCK OUT THE SECTION O…

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The question

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The tally

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The people

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The official record
  • 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).
The tally

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On the record

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