Senate roll call 549 · 40th Congress · Jul 25, 1868
To concur in the amendment, made in the committee of the whole to H.R. 768 which proposes, iit shall be the duty of the President to demand of any foreign gover
On Jul 25, 1868, the Senate voted 30–13 (HR 768). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 26–13, Democrats 4–0. 13 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
- 30
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Jul 25, 1868
By party
- Republicans26 yes · 13 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Democrats4 yes · 0 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- James Willis Patterson R-NH voted no
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC voted no
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- 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
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- 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
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- George Vickers D-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
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