Senate roll call 498 · 40th Congress · Jul 14, 1868
To amend S. 207 by proposing to eliminate the section giving the right to the holder of $1000 lawful United States money or of multiples thereof to turn in such
On Jul 14, 1868, the Senate voted 19–17 (S 207). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 17–18, Democrats 3–0. 17 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
- 19
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 31
- Date
- Jul 14, 1868
By party
- Republicans17 yes · 18 no · 22 didn’t vote
- Democrats3 yes · 0 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR voted yes
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT voted yes
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO voted yes
- James Willis Patterson R-NH voted yes
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted yes
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR voted yes
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted yes
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Willard Warner R-AL
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- George Vickers D-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
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