Senate roll call 621 · 40th Congress · Feb 9, 1869
To amend the amendment of the judiciary committee to H.J.RES. 402, by striking section 1 of the amendment and inserting in lieu thereof, "there shall be no disc
On Feb 9, 1869, the Senate voted 19–24 (HJR 402). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 19–20, Democrats 0–4. 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
- 19
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Feb 9, 1869
By party
- Republicans19 yes · 20 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 4 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR voted yes
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL voted yes
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Richard Yates R-IL voted yes
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN voted yes
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted yes
- John Spafford Harris R-LA voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted yes
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- John Conness R-CA
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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