Senate roll call 537 · 40th Congress · Jul 24, 1868
To go into executive session. (p. 4411s-3)
On Jul 24, 1868, the Senate voted 26–20. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 23–19, Democrats 3–1. 19 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
- 20
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Jul 24, 1868
By party
- Republicans23 yes · 19 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Democrats3 yes · 1 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO voted no
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted no
- John Milton Thayer R-NE voted no
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted no
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ voted no
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- John Conness R-CA
- 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
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Pool R-NC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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