Senate roll call 599 · 40th Congress · Jan 29, 1869
To adjourn, motion made during debate on S.J.RES. 8. (p. 712-2)
On Jan 29, 1869, the Senate voted 21–29. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 14–29, Democrats 7–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 21
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Jan 29, 1869
By party
- Republicans14 yes · 29 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Democrats7 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN voted yes
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted yes
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO voted yes
- John Milton Thayer R-NE voted yes
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted yes
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC voted yes
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- 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
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- William Sprague R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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