Senate roll call 371 · 39th Congress · Jan 31, 1867
To amend H. R. 718 by reducing the duty on coffee from five to three cents per pound. (journal shows reduction to two cents per pound.) (p. 919-3)
On Jan 31, 1867, the Senate voted 17–17 (HR 718). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–16, Democrats 3–0, Others 2–1. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 39th Congress (1865–1866), Andrew Johnson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 17
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Jan 31, 1867
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 0 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 16 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA voted yes
- Richard Yates R-IL voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted yes
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted yes
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H. R. 718 by reducing the duty on…: Senate Vote, Jan 31, 1867,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-371/to-amend-h-r-718-by-reducing-the-duty (accessed 2026-10-17).