To refer to the committee on public buildings and grounds s.j.r. 7, a bill to declare it unlawful for any person to bring spirituous or malt liquors, wine, or c

On Mar 8, 1867, the Senate voted 22–21 (SJR 7). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 19–19, Democrats 3–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 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: 22
No: 21
Did not vote: 26
Date: Mar 8, 1867

By party

Republicans19 yes · 19 no · 19 didn’t vote
Democrats3 yes · 2 no · 7 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Dixon R-CT voted no
Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT voted no
James Harlan R-IA voted no
Richard Yates R-IL voted no
Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN voted no
Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
Charles Daniel Drake R-MO voted no
John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted no
John Milton Thayer R-NE voted no
Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE voted no
James Willis Patterson R-NH voted no
Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ voted no
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
David Trotter Patterson D-TN voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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