Complex sentence: Byrd, 34 Unimportant matters could be voted on by a voice vote or by a show of hands, while important votes resulted in a physical division of the house, Byrd, 34 with senators voting by taking a place on either side of the chamber.
Split into simpler sentences: Byrd, 34 Unimportant matters could be voted on by a voice vote or by a show of hands. However, important votes resulted in a physical division of the house, Byrd, 34 with senators voting by taking a place on either side of the chamber.