To amend an amendment to H. R. 1161, by reducing the present tax on cotton (and that provided in the original amendment) to one cent per pound. (p. 1930-1)

On Mar 1, 1867, the Senate voted 21–18 (HR 1161). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 13–17, Democrats 5–0, Others 3–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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: 21
No: 18
Did not vote: 20
Date: Mar 1, 1867

By party

Democrats5 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
Republicans13 yes · 17 no · 14 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

James Dixon R-CT voted yes
Richard Yates R-IL voted yes
Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted yes
Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted yes
George Gilman Fogg R-NH voted yes
William Morris Stewart R-NV voted yes
George Henry Williams R-OR voted yes
William Sprague R-RI voted yes
James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To amend an amendment to H. R. 1161, by…: Senate Vote, Mar 1, 1867,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-474/to-amend-an-amendment-to-h-r-1161-by (accessed 2026-10-17).