Senate roll call 677 · 40th Congress · Feb 20, 1869
To adjourn, motion made during discussion of H.R. 1666, a bill to repeal an act to regulate the tenure of certain civil offices. (p. 1421-2)
On Feb 20, 1869, the Senate voted 35–13 (HR 1666). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 30–13, Democrats 5–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 13 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
- 35
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Feb 20, 1869
By party
- Republicans30 yes · 13 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Democrats5 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL voted no
- Willard Warner R-AL voted no
- Cornelius Cole R-CA voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- John Milton Thayer R-NE voted no
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR voted no
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- James Dixon R-CT
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- 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
- 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
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
Did not vote
- John Conness R-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
Other votes
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