Senate roll call 596 · 40th Congress · Jan 27, 1869
To pass as amended the bill S. 256.
On Jan 27, 1869, the Senate voted 26–28 (S 256). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 25–22, Democrats 1–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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
- 28
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Jan 27, 1869
By party
- Republicans25 yes · 22 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Democrats1 yes · 6 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Willard Warner R-AL voted no
- Cornelius Cole R-CA voted no
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted yes
- John Spafford Harris R-LA voted no
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted no
- John Pool R-NC voted no
- James Willis Patterson R-NH voted no
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC voted no
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- 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
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- 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
- James Guthrie D-KY
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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