Senate roll call 37 · 40th Congress · Mar 25, 1867
To pass the amendment to the bill H.R. 28 (15 stat l 10), providing for the increase of force in the patent office. The amendment calls for the eliminating of t
On Mar 25, 1867, the Senate voted 26–16 (HR 28). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 23–15, Democrats 3–1. 15 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
- 26
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Mar 25, 1867
By party
- Republicans23 yes · 15 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Democrats3 yes · 1 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Cornelius Cole R-CA voted no
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO voted no
- John Milton Thayer R-NE voted no
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted no
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV voted no
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- 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
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-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
- 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
- Edmund Gibson Ross 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
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To pass the amendment to the bill H.R. 28…: Senate Vote, Mar 25, 1867,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-S-37/to-pass-the-amendment-to-the-bill-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).