Senate roll call 622 · 40th Congress · Feb 9, 1869
To amend an amendment to H.J.RES. 402, reported by the judiciary committee, by striking section 1, and inserting in lieu thereof, a provision that all male citi
On Feb 9, 1869, the Senate voted 9–35 (HJR 402). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 7–33, Democrats 2–2. 7 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
- 9
- No
- 35
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Feb 9, 1869
By party
- Republicans7 yes · 33 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Democrats2 yes · 2 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted yes
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- John Sherman R-OH
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- George Vickers D-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- Willard Warner R-AL
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend an amendment to H.J.RES. 402…: Senate Vote, Feb 9, 1869,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-S-622/to-amend-an-amendment-to-h-j-res-402 (accessed 2026-10-17).