Senate roll call 414 · 40th Congress · Jun 16, 1868
To adjourn, motion made during debate on S. 440.
On Jun 16, 1868, the Senate voted 16–18. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 11–17, Democrats 5–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- 16
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 35
- Date
- Jun 16, 1868
By party
- Republicans11 yes · 17 no · 29 didn’t vote
- Democrats5 yes · 1 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Richard Yates R-IL voted yes
- Garrett Davis D-KY voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR voted yes
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- George Vickers D-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- 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
- James Dixon R-CT
- 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
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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