Senate roll call 625 · 40th Congress · Feb 9, 1869
To amend an amendment to H.J.RES. 402 by striking section 1, and inserting-- "no discrimination shall be made in any state among the citizens of the U.S. In TH
On Feb 9, 1869, the Senate voted 31–27 (HJR 402). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 30–21, Democrats 1–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 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
- 31
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Feb 9, 1869
By party
- Republicans30 yes · 21 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Democrats1 yes · 6 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL voted no
- Cornelius Cole R-CA voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted yes
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO voted no
- James Willis Patterson R-NH voted no
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- John Conness R-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte 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
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- 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
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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