Senate roll call 524 · 40th Congress · Jul 22, 1868
To amend H.R. 768 by proposing that it shall be the duty of the President to exert all his powers under the constitution and law for the protection and relief o
On Jul 22, 1868, the Senate voted 19–14 (HR 768). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 17–14, Democrats 3–1. 14 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
- 14
- Did not vote
- 34
- Date
- Jul 22, 1868
By party
- Republicans17 yes · 14 no · 26 didn’t vote
- Democrats3 yes · 1 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC voted no
- James Willis Patterson R-NH voted no
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ voted no
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV voted no
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- 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
- 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
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- 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
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
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