Senate roll call 346 · 40th Congress · May 18, 1868
To postpone consideration of S. 286 (15 stat 184 app 7/25/68 a bill to incorporate the national life insurance company of the United States of america. (p. 251
On May 18, 1868, the Senate voted 27–17 (S 286). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 26–12, Democrats 1–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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
- 27
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- May 18, 1868
By party
- Republicans26 yes · 12 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Democrats1 yes · 5 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Cornelius Cole R-CA voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
- James Willis Patterson R-NH voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- George Vickers D-MD
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
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
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Guthrie D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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