ayes and nays

The ayes and nays of the final vote are not recorded.

It was decided to vote upon the adjournment by ayes and nays.

The chamber was a chaos of ayes and nays.

The bill was put upon its final passage almost without dissent, and the calling of the ayes and nays began.

The fairness doctrine was deleted from the package in a voice vote, which means there is no record of individual ayes and nays.

Then the gavel rapped to command silence while the names were called on the ayes and nays.

Ayes and Nays, about even, very close.

It was seconded by Bryan Spencer, after which Ehlen called for ayes and nays.

The opposition legislators now speak the language of ayes and nays, motions and resolutions and their names appear in neat black type on white government doors.

He called for ayes and nays for Matt Ehlen as chair, and stated that "The ayes have it", ignoring loud and prolonged objections.

The committee members, when asked for a show of hands on questions before them, tentatively raised their elbows just a fraction of an inch off the table, as spectators jumped out of their seats, trying to count ayes and nays.

The same bitter war over the sum to be paid was fought over again, and now that the ayes and nays could be called and placed on record, every man was compelled to vote by name on the three millions, and indeed on every paragraph of the bill from the enacting clause straight through.