Senate roll call 674 · 40th Congress · Feb 19, 1869
To amend H.R. 1738, the indian appropriation bill, for fiscal 1870 by reducing the pay of engineers. (p. 1367)
On Feb 19, 1869, the Senate voted 23–18 (HR 1738). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 17–19, Democrats 7–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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
- 23
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Feb 19, 1869
By party
- Republicans17 yes · 19 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Democrats7 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR voted yes
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL voted yes
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL voted yes
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted yes
- John Pool R-NC voted yes
- John Milton Thayer R-NE voted yes
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE voted yes
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted yes
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR voted yes
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted yes
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Harlan 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
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Pool R-NC
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- William Sprague R-RI
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- James Guthrie D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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