Senate roll call 412 · 41st Congress · Jun 21, 1870
To agree to an amendment to H. R. 1828 abolishing the franking privilege as of october 1, 1870, retaining provisions for modifying and reducing postage rates on
On Jun 21, 1870, the Senate voted 26–28 (HR 1828). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 23–25, Democrats 3–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 members voted against their own party.
During the 41st Congress (1869–1870), Ulysses S. Grant was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Jun 21, 1870
By party
- Republicans23 yes · 25 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Democrats3 yes · 3 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT voted yes
- William Alfred Buckingham R-CT voted yes
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE voted no
- James Bruen Howell R-IA voted yes
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Richard Yates R-IL voted yes
- Daniel Darwin Pratt R-IN voted yes
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- George Vickers D-MD voted no
- William Thomas Hamilton D-MD voted no
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Carl Schurz R-MO voted yes
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted yes
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ voted yes
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- John Scott R-PA voted yes
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
- Arthur Inghram Boreman R-WV voted yes
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Eugene Casserly D-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- William Alfred Buckingham R-CT
- James Bruen Howell R-IA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Daniel Darwin Pratt R-IN
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Carl Schurz R-MO
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- John Scott R-PA
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Arthur Inghram Boreman R-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE
- Abijah Gilbert R-FL
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Thomas Hamilton D-MD
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- Adelbert Ames R-MS
- John Pool R-NC
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- William Gannaway Brownlow R-TN
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Matthew Hale Carpenter R-WI
Did not vote
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Homer Virgil Milton Miller D-GA
- Joshua Hill R-GA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton D-MN
- Ozora Pierson Stearns R-MN
- William Windom R-MN
- Daniel Tarbox Jewett R-MO
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. D-MO
- Hiram Rhodes Revels R-MS
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- Allen Granberry Thurman D-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- James Winright Flanagan R-TX
- Morgan Calvin Hamilton R-TX
- John Francis Lewis R-VA
- John Warfield Johnston D-VA
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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