Senate roll call 136 · 40th Congress · Nov 29, 1867
To recommit to the committee on foreign relations the nomination of thomas n. Stillwell to be minister resident of venezula replacing james wilson, resigned.
On Nov 29, 1867, the Senate voted 20–13. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 20–9, Democrats 0–4. 9 members voted against their own party.
During the 40th Congress (1867–1868), Andrew Johnson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 20
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 36
- Date
- Nov 29, 1867
By party
- Republicans20 yes · 9 no · 28 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 4 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN voted no
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV voted no
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- John Conness R-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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