Senate roll call 572 · 40th Congress · Jan 13, 1869
To pass H.R. 1261 (15 stat 267), an act relating to "habeas corpus" and regulating judicial proceedings in certain cases. (p. 321-3)
On Jan 13, 1869, the Senate voted 32–10 (HR 1261). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 29–8, Democrats 3–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 10 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
- 32
- No
- 10
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Jan 13, 1869
By party
- Republicans29 yes · 8 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Democrats3 yes · 2 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Cornelius Cole R-CA voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Garrett Davis D-KY voted no
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- 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
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman 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
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Willard Warner R-AL
- John Conness R-CA
- 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
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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