Senate roll call 147 · 40th Congress · Dec 19, 1867
To reconsider the vote by which the motion to strike a proviso in H.R. 313 eliminating the stationery allowance was defeated. (p. 281-1)
On Dec 19, 1867, the Senate voted 20–25 (HR 313). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 17–23, Democrats 3–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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
- 25
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Dec 19, 1867
By party
- Republicans17 yes · 23 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Democrats3 yes · 2 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT voted yes
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN voted yes
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO voted yes
- John Milton Thayer R-NE voted yes
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE voted yes
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted yes
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN voted no
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- 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
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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