Home
Every vote in Congress

Every vote in Congress

113,568 recorded House and Senate votes since 1789, newest first (page 380 of 455)

To suspend rules and discharge the committee of the whole from consideration of H. R. 12 (11 stat. 51, app. 8/16/1856)…House · Jul 28, 1856
That the house resolve itself into the committee of the whole in order to take up business on the private calendar…House · Jul 26, 1856
To pass H. R. 205 (11 stat. 463, app. 8/16/1856), a bill for the relief of west drinkwater and others.House · Jul 25, 1856
To table H. R. 125, a bill for the relief of charles j. Ingersoll. (p.1760-3)House · Jul 25, 1856
That the house go into the committee of the whole on the state of the union in order to take up and dispose of the…House · Jul 25, 1856
To suspend further proceedings under a call of the house.House · Jul 24, 1856
To agree to resolution printing 100,000 extra copies of the report of the kansas investigating committee. (p.1736-2…House · Jul 23, 1856
To amend a resolution providing for the printing of 20,000 copies of the report of the kansas investigating committee…House · Jul 23, 1856
To table resolution to print 20,000 extra copies of the majority and minority report of the kansas investigating…House · Jul 23, 1856
To table the motion to reconsider the vote on resolutions relating to the new mexico contested election. (p.1730-1…House · Jul 23, 1856
To pass a resolution providing to pay, out of the contingent fund, to hiram bennet, claiming a seat from nebraska, his…House · Jul 23, 1856
To table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the house refused to pass a resolution that bird chapman is not…House · Jul 23, 1856
To order a call of the house. (p.1728-2)House · Jul 23, 1856
To pass a resolution providing that bird b. Chapmen is not entitled to a seat in this house as a delegate from the…House · Jul 22, 1856
To agree to an amendment as amended that the 2 houses adjourn sine die on monday, august 18th next, at 12 o'clock…House · Jul 22, 1856
To agree to an amendment to an amendment to a resolution relating to final adjournment of this session of Congress.House · Jul 22, 1856
To order a call of the house.House · Jul 22, 1856
To table the resolution to suspend the rules and consider a resolution relating to final adjournment.House · Jul 21, 1856
To suspend the rules and take from the speaker's table a resolution providing for the final adjournment of Congress on…House · Jul 21, 1856
To pass resolution that the daily meeting hour is 11 o'clock a.m. Until otherwise ordered. (p.1691-3; 1692-1)House · Jul 21, 1856
To suspend rules in order to consider the resolution that the daily meeting hour will be 11 o'clock a.m. Until further…House · Jul 21, 1856
To suspend rules to enable a member to move that the committee of the whole on the state of the union be discharged…House · Jul 21, 1856
To suspend rules in order to consider resolution providing for final adjournment. (p.1690-3)House · Jul 21, 1856
That the house agree to reconsider the vote by which was rejected the res. (p.1668-1; 1667-2)House · Jul 18, 1856
To adjourn, during debate on a resolution relating to the illinois contested election case. (p.1668-2)House · Jul 18, 1856
To table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the house refused to adopt a resolution providing that william…House · Jul 18, 1856
To pass a resolution that william archer was elected and is entitled to a seat in this house from illinois. (p.1668-1)House · Jul 18, 1856
To pass a resolution that james allen was not elected and is not entitled to a seat in the house from illinois…House · Jul 18, 1856
To adjourn, during debate on the resolution that james allen was not elected and is not entitled to a seat from…House · Jul 18, 1856
To agree to the preamble of resolution relating to the assault on senator sumner, which states that henry edmondson…House · Jul 15, 1856
To pass a resolution providing that the house hereby declares its disapprobation of the said act of the said henry a…House · Jul 15, 1856
To pass a resolution providing that the house hereby declares its disapprobation of the said act of lawrence m. Keitt…House · Jul 15, 1856
To order the main question on the adoption of a resolution which, as amended, provides that the house hereby declares…House · Jul 15, 1856
To reconsider the vote rejecting the resolution condemning the act of henry edmundson and lawrence keitt in the…House · Jul 15, 1856
To table the motion to reconsider the vote rejecting the resolution condemning the act of henry edmundson and lawrence…House · Jul 15, 1856
To agree to a resolution which provides that this house hereby declares its disapprobation of the said act of henry a…House · Jul 15, 1856
To sustain the chair's decision that the resolution condemning the act of lawrence keitt and henry edmundson in the…House · Jul 15, 1856
To adjourn, during debate on resolutions relating to the assault on senator sumner. (p.1639-1)House · Jul 15, 1856
To table a resolution that this house hereby declares its disapprobation of the said act of henry a edmundson and…House · Jul 14, 1856
To pass a resolution that preston brooks be expelled from the house. (two-thirds required.) (p.1628-3)House · Jul 14, 1856
To amend the resolutions that preston brooks be expelled and that the house condemn the said act of henry edmundson…House · Jul 14, 1856
To amend a resolution providing that the house has no jurisdiction over the assault alleged to have been committed by…House · Jul 14, 1856
To suspend the rules in order to consider a resolution providing for the final adjournment of Congress on july 28th…House · Jul 14, 1856
To agree to resolution that 10,000 copies of the majority and minority reports of committee to investigate the assault…House · Jul 9, 1856
To amend a house resolution to print 100,000 copies of the majority and minority report of the house committee…House · Jul 9, 1856
To pass over the President's veto, S. 2 (11 stat. 25, app. 7/8/1856), a bill making an appropriation for deepening the…House · Jul 8, 1856
To pass over the veto of the President, S. 1 (11 stat. 25, app. 7/8/1856), a bill making an appropriation for…House · Jul 8, 1856
To pass, over the veto of the President, S. 14 (11 stat. 24, app. 7/8/1856), a bill to remove obstructions to…House · Jul 8, 1856
To table an appeal from the chair's decision that due to the suspension of rules for consideration of resolution…House · Jul 8, 1856
To table an appeal from the decision of the chair that the amendment to S. J. RES. 17, a bill for enlarging certain…House · Jul 8, 1856
To suspend the rules in order to take from the speaker's table the resolution from the Senate fixing the day of…House · Jul 7, 1856
To suspend rules in order to consider a resolution discharging the committee of the whole from consideration of H. R…House · Jul 7, 1856
To pass a resolution relating to the purchase of books for members and delegates who have not already received same…House · Jul 7, 1856
To table resolution to provide books to members of the house who have not received same, and to pay for books out of…House · Jul 7, 1856
To amend a resolution relating to books for members and delegates; said amendment (in nature of a substitute) granting…House · Jul 7, 1856
To pass H. R. 411. (p.1540-3, 1541-1)House · Jul 3, 1856
To table H. R. 411. (p.1540-3; 1541-1)House · Jul 3, 1856
To reconsider the vote by which the house refused to pass H. R. 411. (p.1540-2)House · Jul 3, 1856
To adjourn, during debate on H. R. 411. (p.1540-2)House · Jul 3, 1856
Shall to main question now be put, on the motion to reconsider the vote by which the house refused to pass H. R. 411.House · Jul 3, 1856
To table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the house refused to pass H. R. 411. (p.1539-3)House · Jul 3, 1856
To order a call of the house. (p.1539-2)House · Jul 3, 1856
That when the house adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on monday next. (p.1539-1)House · Jul 3, 1856
Shall the decision of the chair stand, said decision ruling that, the motion to dispense with the reading of res…House · Jul 2, 1856
To pass H. R. 411. (p.1516-2,3)House · Jun 30, 1856
To table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the house refused to refer H. R. 411 to the committee of the…House · Jun 30, 1856
To table H. R. 411. (p.1515-2)House · Jun 30, 1856
To refer H. R. 411 to the committee of the whole on the state of the union. (p.1514-1,2,3; 1515-1)House · Jun 30, 1856
To amend H. R. 411 as instructed. (p.1514)House · Jun 30, 1856
To amend H. R. 411 so as to include the following: "being inconsistent with the principle of non-intervention by…House · Jun 30, 1856
To table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the main question on H. R. 411 was ordered to be put.House · Jun 30, 1856
To adjourn during debate on H. R. 411, a bill for the admission of the state of kansas into the union. (p.1505-2)House · Jun 28, 1856
To table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the house agreed to table H. R. 115, a bill establishing two…House · Jun 25, 1856
To table H. R. 115, a bill establishing 2 additional land districts in the territory of kansas. (p.1468-1,2)House · Jun 25, 1856
To table the resolution to amend the journal. (p.1379-2; p.1427-2,3)House · Jun 20, 1856
To adjourn during debate on the resolution to amend the journal. (p.1398-1)House · Jun 12, 1856
To amend the journal. (p.1379-1,2; 1395-3)House · Jun 11, 1856
To adjourn during debate on resolution to change the journal. (p.1384-3)House · Jun 10, 1856
To amend the journal. (p.1384-2,3)House · Jun 10, 1856
To amend the journal.House · Jun 10, 1856
To have these words elimated from the journal "MR. Edwards gave notice under the rule of his intention to move for…House · Jun 9, 1856
That when the house adjourns it adjourn to meet on monday next, no quorum voting. (p.1367-3)House · Jun 2, 1856
That when the house adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on monday next. (p.1343-2; 1344-182)House · May 29, 1856
To pass S. 217, a bill to continue land offices at vincennes indiana and dubuque, iowa and to ascertain and adjust the…House · May 29, 1856
To pass H. R. 36. (p.1332-2)House · May 28, 1856
To amend H. R. 36, the amendment is in the nature of a substitute for the entire bill.House · May 28, 1856
To order a call of the house, during consideration of H. R. 36 (11 stat. 18, app. 6/3/1856), a bill granting land to…House · May 28, 1856
To pass H. R. 172. (p.1315-2)House · May 27, 1856
To order engrossment and third reading of H. R. 172. (p.1315-1,2)House · May 27, 1856
To amend H. R. 172, so that a railroad from the south shore of lake superior to the northern line of wisconsin be…House · May 27, 1856
That when the house adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on friday next. (p.1314-3)House · May 27, 1856
To order main question on whether H. R. 172 shall be considered, as bills similar to said bill have been considered…House · May 27, 1856
To table H. R. 172 (11 stat. 21, 6/3/1856), making a grant of land to the state of michigan to aid in the construction…House · May 27, 1856
To suspend the rules in order to consider H. R. 188, a bill to expedite the issuing of patents for confirmed land…House · May 26, 1856
To suspend the rules in order to introduce a resolution relating to expenditures, debts, future appropriations, costs…House · May 26, 1856
To table the motion to reconsider the resolution absolving hon. Lawrence keitt and naming hon. Preston and other…House · May 23, 1856
To agree to preamble and resolution relating to the assault on senator sumner as modified so that the name of hon…House · May 23, 1856
To put the main question on a resolution relating to the assault on senator sumner. (p.1292-2-3; 1289-3)House · May 23, 1856
To call the roll. (p.1291-3)House · May 23, 1856
To table an appeal of MR. Clingman, regarding consideration of a resolution relating to the assault on senator sumner…House · May 23, 1856
To table the resolution to close debate on H. R. 153, making appropriations for the support of the army for the 1857…House · May 21, 1856
To pass H. R. 31 (11 stat. 17, app. 6/3/1856), a bill granting public lands, in alternate sections, to the state of…House · May 21, 1856
To proceed to business on speaker's table during debate on H. R. 31 (11 stat. 17, app. 6/3/1856), a bill granting…House · May 21, 1856
To pass H. R. 326.House · May 21, 1856
To adjourn, during debate on H. R. 326.House · May 20, 1856
To table the motion to reconsider the vote to order engrossment and third reading of H. R. 326. (p.1260-3; 1261-1)House · May 20, 1856
To sustain the ruling of the chair that john letcher was not entitled to debate his motion to reconsider the vote to…House · May 20, 1856
To table H. R. 326. (p.1259-2,3)House · May 20, 1856
To engross and read the third time H. R. 326 (11 stat. 20, app. 6/3/1856), a bill granting public lands to the state…House · May 20, 1856
To pass resolution which provides the sergenat-at-arms be authorized to appoint a page for the use of his office at…House · May 19, 1856
To set aside rules in order to consider a resolution to adjourn this session of Congress on august 5th at 12 noon…House · May 19, 1856
To suspend the rules in order to consider a resolution providing that a committee of five members be appointed with…House · May 19, 1856
To suspend the rules and consider a resolution providing that the committee on the whole be discharged from the…House · May 19, 1856
To suspend rules in order to consider resolution requesting President of U.S. To inform the house if he has any…House · May 19, 1856
To pass H. J. RES. 16 providing for delivery of food by the navy to sufferers of cape de verde islands, when cargo is…House · May 19, 1856
To commit to committee of the whole house a bill to permit consideration and discussion of payment of certain claims…House · May 16, 1856
To amend S. 125, by barring native born citizens and residents of washington from voting if 21st year was attained…House · May 15, 1856
To table S. 125. (p.1230-1; 1229-3)House · May 15, 1856
To reconsider motion to read for the third time S.125 (11 stat. 15, app. 5/16/1856), defining the duties of…House · May 15, 1856
To table the question of privilege on a resolution related to the difficulty between representative phileman herbert…House · May 15, 1856
To table a motion to reconsider the vote by which S. 125 (11 stat. 15, app. 5/16/1856), a bill to define the duties of…House · May 14, 1856
To proceed to the business on the speaker's table. (p.12223)House · May 14, 1856
To suspend rules and go into committee of the whole. Journal only notes a motion to go into committee of the whole…House · May 14, 1856
To proceed to the consideration of business upon the speaker's table, during debate on H. R. 322 (11 stat. 15, app…House · May 14, 1856
To pass H. R. 322 (11 stat. 15, app. 5/17/1756), a bill granting public land in alternate section to the state of…House · May 14, 1856
To amend resolution that provides for the printing of 100,000 extra copies of the agricultural portion of the patent…House · May 13, 1856
To concur in the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of both houses relating to H. R. 68…House · May 13, 1856
To pass S. 14, a bill for removing the obstructions to navigation in the mouth of the mississippi river at the…House · May 12, 1856
To suspend the rules and take S. 276 (11 stat. 467, app. 8/16/1856), a bill for the claim of norwood MC clelland…House · May 12, 1856
To pass S. 2, making an appropriation for deepening the channel over the flats of ST. Mary's river, in the state of…House · May 12, 1856
To suspend the rules in order to take S. 125 (11 stat. 15, app. 5/16/1856), a bill defining the duties of…House · May 12, 1856
To suspend the rules in order to introduce a resolution providing security for american citizens when traveling…House · May 12, 1856
To dispense with further proceedings under the call of of the house. (p. 1184-2)House · May 10, 1856
To adjourn over the weekend. (p.1184-2)House · May 10, 1856
To adjourn until next monday, during debate on the new mexico contested election case. (p.1183-3)House · May 9, 1856
To amend resolution pertaining to contested election in new mexico between meguel oters and jose gallegos, so as to…House · May 9, 1856
To pass H. R. 56.House · May 8, 1856
To proceed to the consideration of business upon the speaker's table, during debate on H. R. 56. (p.1128-1,2)House · May 6, 1856
To order the main question on engrossment and third reading of H. R. 56.House · May 6, 1856
To table H. R. 56 (11 stat. 9, app. 5/15/1856), granting land to iowa, in alternate sections, to aid in the…House · May 6, 1856
To adjourn until tomorrow at 12 o'clock.House · May 5, 1856
To pass H. R. 261. (p.1106-2)House · May 5, 1856
To amend H. R. 261, by providing that the balance of the unexpended appropriations made 3/2/1855 be used to remove…House · May 5, 1856
To reconsider the vote by which the house agreed to refer H. R. 261 (11 stat. 30, app. 8/7/1856), making…House · May 5, 1856
To suspend the rules in order that the house may take S. J. RES. 17, an act for enlarging the custom house, post…House · May 5, 1856
To pass S. 1, making appropriations for deepening the channel over the ST. Clair flats, in the state of michigan…House · May 5, 1856
To suspend the rules for the purpose of discharging the committee of the whole from the further consideration of S. 1…House · May 5, 1856
To amend H. R. 8 (11 stat. 8, app. 5/14/1856), granting bounty lands to certain officers and soldiers in military…House · May 1, 1856
To sit aside the rules and the house resolve itself into the committee of the whole on the state of the union to…House · Apr 30, 1856
To agree to second resolution in the maine contested election case, which resolution provides payment of the usual…House · Apr 29, 1856
To suspend rules in order to consider H. J. RES. 12 (12 stat. 143, app. 5/9/1856), enlarging the custom house, court…House · Apr 28, 1856
To postpone consideration of S. 5. (p.1046-2; p.1047-1)House · Apr 28, 1856
To decide if decision of chair shall stand in ruling that S. 5 shall not necessarily be referred to the committee of…House · Apr 28, 1856
To reconsider vote by which the house reversed the chair in its decision that S. 5, shall not necessarily be referred…House · Apr 25, 1856
To table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the house reversed the decision of the chair that S. 5 need not be…House · Apr 25, 1856
To sustain the decision of the chair that S. 5 need not be referred to the committee of the whole on the state of the…House · Apr 24, 1856
To table the appeal from the decision of the chair that the bill, S. 5, for the remission of duties on goods, wares…House · Apr 24, 1856
To order a call of the house. (p.1016-1)House · Apr 24, 1856
To table a motion to reconsider the vote by which the house refused to non-concur in a Senate amendment to H. R. 68…House · Apr 23, 1856
To refer to the committee of the whole on the state of the union, H. J. RES. 3 (11 stat. 144, app. 5/12/1856), a bill…House · Apr 22, 1856
To non-concur with Senate amendment to H. R. 68, which amendment fixes compensation of legislature department…House · Apr 22, 1856
To concur with Senate amendment to H. R. 68, which amendment appropriates $30,000, rather than $20,000, for…House · Apr 22, 1856
To concur with Senate amendment to H. R. 68, which amendment appropriates $200,000 for defraying the expenses of the…House · Apr 22, 1856
To non-concur in a Senate amendment to H. R. 68, which amendment appropriates $1,000,000 for transportation of the…House · Apr 22, 1856
To concur in a Senate amendment to H. R. 68, which amendment appropriates $60,000 for mileage to army officers for…House · Apr 22, 1856
To non-concur in a Senate amendment to H. R. 68, which amendment appropriates $100,000 for construction, repairing…House · Apr 21, 1856
To concur in a Senate amendment to H. R. 68, which amendment appropriates $180,000 for incidental expenses of the…House · Apr 21, 1856
To non-concur in a Senate amendment to H. R. 68, which amendment appropriates $460,000 for regular supplies of the…House · Apr 21, 1856
To non-concur in a Senate amendment to H. R. 68, which amendment provides $300,000 to continue work on the washington…House · Apr 21, 1856
To non-concur in a Senate amendment to H. R. 68, which amendment provides for engraving maps and drawings accompanying…House · Apr 21, 1856
To concur with Senate amendment to H. R. 68 (11 stat. 10, app. 5/15/1856), a bill supplying deficiencies in…House · Apr 21, 1856
To pass H. J. RES. 11.House · Apr 16, 1856
To refer H. J. RES. 11 to the committee of the whole on the state of the union. (p.935-1)House · Apr 16, 1856
To resolve house into the committee of the whole inorder to take up H. J. RES. 11, recognizing DR. Elisha kane's…House · Apr 16, 1856
To pass H. R. 99, amending an act providing payment for horses destroyed in military service, approved 3/3/1849…House · Apr 15, 1856
To sit aside the bill for the purpose that the house resolve itself into the committee of the whole on the state of…House · Apr 14, 1856
To suspend the rules in order to consider a resolution instructing the committee on the judiciary to inquire into the…House · Apr 14, 1856
To set aside rules in order to take up motion providing for adjournment of the present session of july 14, 1856.House · Apr 14, 1856
To suspend rules in order to take up H. R. 186 (11 stat. 448, app. 5/29/1856), relating to compensation of w. MC grand…House · Apr 14, 1856
To pass H. R. 72 (11 stat. 449, app. 6/2/1856), directing secretary of treasury to pay to john pendleton compensation…House · Apr 11, 1856
To proceed to the consideration of bills on the private calendar. (p.887-2)House · Apr 11, 1856
That when the house adjourn today, it be to meet on monday next. (p.887-1)House · Apr 11, 1856
To agree, in the illinois contested election case, to the third resolution which grants payment to p. B. Fouke of the…House · Apr 10, 1856
To pass two resolutions relative to the illinois contested election case. The first resolution provides that p. B…House · Apr 10, 1856
To table a resolution which provides to close debate on H. R. 68 (11 stat. 10, 5/15/1856), a bill to supply…House · Apr 7, 1856
To concur in teh Senate amendment to H. R. 69 (11 stat. 5, app. 4/23/1856), making appropriations for support of the…House · Apr 3, 1856
To concur in a Senate amendment to H. R. 70 (11 stat. 3, app. 4/5/1856), a bill making appropriations for payment of…House · Apr 3, 1856
To pass H. R. 203 (11 stat. 3, app. 4/5/1856), appropriations for restoring the peacable disposition to indian tribes…House · Apr 1, 1856
To table a resolution to reconsider the vote by which H. R. 174 was recommitted to the committee for the district of…House · Mar 28, 1856
That when the house adjourns today it adjourns to meet on monday next. (p.765-3; p.766-1)House · Mar 28, 1856
To recommit H. R. 174, to the committee of the district of columbia. (p.765-2)House · Mar 28, 1856
To reconsider the vote by which the house refused to recommit H. R. 174 to the committee on the district of columbia.House · Mar 28, 1856
To table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the house refused to recommit H. R. 174 to the committee on the…House · Mar 28, 1856
To pass H. J. RES. 5 (11 stat. 143, app. 4/23/1856), relating to public lands pertaining to the springfield and…House · Mar 28, 1856
To adjourn, during debate on H. R. 174. (p.764-2)House · Mar 27, 1856
To adjourn, during debate on H. R. 174. (p.763-1)House · Mar 27, 1856
To adjourn, during debate on H. R. 174. (p.763-1)House · Mar 27, 1856
To adjourn, during debate on H. R. 174. (p.762-3)House · Mar 27, 1856
To adjourn until next monday, during debate on H. R. 174. (p.762-3)House · Mar 27, 1856
To recommit H. R. 174 to the committee for the district of columbia.House · Mar 27, 1856
To order the main question on the motion to recommit H. R. 174 to the comm. On the district of columbia.House · Mar 27, 1856
To table H. R. 174. (p.761-2)House · Mar 27, 1856
To reconsider vote ordering yeas and nays during debate on H. R. 174. (p.760-1,2)House · Mar 27, 1856
To table a motion to reconsider vote by which yeas and nays were ordered during debate on H. R. 174. The chair voted…House · Mar 27, 1856
To sustain the ruling of the chair holding the motion of MR. Chaffee to reconsider the vote whereby the house seconded…House · Mar 27, 1856
To adjourn, during debate on H. R. 174. (p.753-1)House · Mar 26, 1856
To pass H. R. 174, which defines the rights of voters and the duties of commissioners of elections, in the city of…House · Mar 26, 1856
To pass S. 6, as amended. (p.746-3)House · Mar 26, 1856
To amend S. 6, by providing "that in all cases where the prison of any state has heretofore been used, with the assent…House · Mar 26, 1856
To refer S. 6 (11 stat. 2, app. 3/28/1856), which provides that if the use of the penitentiary shall be refused in any…House · Mar 26, 1856
To pass a resolution relative to supplying books for members as amended. (p.713-3)House · Mar 25, 1856
To amend a resolution providing for supplying books of a public character to new members of the house and Senate, by…House · Mar 24, 1856
To suspend the rules so that a resolution may be introduced for supplying new members of the Senate and House Of…House · Mar 24, 1856
To adjourn until next monday. (p.697)House · Mar 20, 1856
To adopt the resolution in the kansas contested election case. (p.690-3)House · Mar 20, 1856
To amend kansas contested election case so that jas. Bayley and sidney baxtueys are appointed commissioners for the…House · Mar 20, 1856
To table resolution and pending amendment on the kansas contested election case. (p.690-3)House · Mar 19, 1856
To amend a resolution providing that in the kansas contested election case the committee on elections be empowered to…House · Mar 19, 1856
To adjourn until next monday at 12 o'clock. (p.662-2)House · Mar 14, 1856
To adjourn until monday next. (p.612-1)House · Mar 6, 1856
To amend H. R. 68, so as to eliminate the increased salary of the gov. Of new mexico. (p.576)House · Mar 5, 1856
To pass H. R. 68. (p.569-3)House · Mar 4, 1856
To amend H. R. 68 (11 stat. 10, app. 5/15/1856), supplying deficiencies an appropriations for the fiscal year 1856, so…House · Mar 4, 1856
To table motion to refer to the court of claims the petition of charles wilkes and others, owners of real estate on…House · Feb 27, 1856
To recommit S. 97 (11 stat. 2, app. 4/5/1856) concerning the temporary continuation of the land office at kalamazoo…House · Feb 26, 1856
To commit S. 97 (11 stat. 2, app. 4/5/1856), and pending amendments concerning the temporary continuation of the land…House · Feb 26, 1856
To pass a resolution providing that the committee on elections, foreign affairs, judiciary, territories, commerce…House · Feb 25, 1856
To adjourn, during debate on the employment of a clerk by the committee on military affairs. (p.499-1)House · Feb 25, 1856
To order a call of the house. (p.498-3)House · Feb 25, 1856
To table motion to reconsider the vote by which the house agreed to postpone the election of a chaplain. (p.484-2)House · Feb 21, 1856
To postpone indefinately the election of a chaplain. (p.484)House · Feb 21, 1856
To postpone indefinitely the election of a chaplain. No quorum voted, but in consequence of an error in counting the…House · Feb 20, 1856
To reconsider the vote by which the house agreed to pass a resolution on the kansas contested election case.House · Feb 20, 1856
To table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the house agreed to pass the kansas contested election case. (p.476)House · Feb 20, 1856
To pass resolution on kansas contested election case. (p.475-2)House · Feb 20, 1856
To table resolution on the kansas election case. (p.475-2)House · Feb 20, 1856
To recommit a resolution providing that in the kansas contested election case, the committee on elections shall be…House · Feb 19, 1856
To suspend the rules and take up S.RES. 2, for the relief of the suffering poor of the cities of washington and…House · Feb 18, 1856
To amend a resolution relating to the printing of the report of the patent office, by increasing the number of copies…House · Feb 18, 1856
To table motion to reconsider resolution to transmit copies of the laws of certain territories to the committee of the…House · Feb 14, 1856
To refer President's message relative to the state of affairs in the territory of kansas to the committee of the…House · Feb 14, 1856
To proceed to the election, vica voce of a chaplain for the house. (p.410-3)House · Feb 13, 1856
To adjourn, during debate on the election of a public printer. (p.397-2)House · Feb 12, 1856
To postpone matter related to the election of a public printer to the house until monday next. (p.391-1)House · Feb 11, 1856
To adjourn, during debate on the election of a public printer to the house. (p.391-1)House · Feb 11, 1856
To postpone until tomorrow the matter relating to the appointment of a public printer to the house. (p.390-3)House · Feb 11, 1856
To adjourn, during debate on the election of a public printer. (p.386-2)House · Feb 7, 1856
To reconsider vote on a resolution electing oran follett as public printer the the 34th house. (p.382-3)House · Feb 7, 1856
To table the motion to reconsider the vote on a resolution electing oran follett as public printer for the 34th house.House · Feb 7, 1856
To pass resolution making robert morris postmaster of the house. (p.359-3)House · Feb 5, 1856