Senate roll call 651 · 40th Congress · Feb 16, 1869
To pass H.R. 603 granting pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the war of 1812. (p. 1252-3)
On Feb 16, 1869, the Senate voted 19–20 (HJR 603). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 14–19, Democrats 5–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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
- 20
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- Feb 16, 1869
By party
- Republicans14 yes · 19 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Democrats5 yes · 1 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL voted yes
- Willard Warner R-AL voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- John Pool R-NC voted yes
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC voted yes
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE voted yes
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted no
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC voted yes
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC voted yes
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted yes
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV voted yes
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- George Vickers D-MD
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- 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
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
Did not vote
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- 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
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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