Senate roll call 656 · 40th Congress · Feb 17, 1869
To pass H.J. RES. 402. (p. 1300-2)
On Feb 17, 1869, the Senate voted 31–27 (HJR 402). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 31–18, Democrats 0–9. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 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 17, 1869
By party
- Republicans31 yes · 18 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 9 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL voted no
- Willard Warner R-AL voted no
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL voted no
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC voted no
- John Milton Thayer R-NE voted no
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC voted no
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted no
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- 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
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To pass H.J. RES. 402. (p. 1300-2): Senate Vote, Feb 17, 1869,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-S-656/to-pass-h-j-res-402-p-1300-2 (accessed 2026-10-17).