Senate roll call 218 · 42nd Congress · Mar 19, 1872
To concur in amendment to H.R. 555, which admits duty-free gratuitous contributions of merchandise for the victims of the fire, reduces duties on imported build
On Mar 19, 1872, the Senate voted 24–14 (HR 555). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 20–9, Democrats 4–7, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 42nd Congress (1871–1872), Ulysses S. Grant was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 14
- Did not vote
- 34
- Date
- Mar 19, 1872
By party
- Republicans20 yes · 9 no · 27 didn’t vote
- Democrats4 yes · 7 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- William Alfred Buckingham R-CT voted no
- George Vickers D-MD voted yes
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. D-MO voted yes
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted no
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
- Allen Granberry Thurman D-OH voted yes
- John Scott R-PA voted no
- Henry Cooper D-TN voted yes
- Matthew Hale Carpenter R-WI voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- George Grover Wright R-IA
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Daniel Darwin Pratt R-IN
- Alexander Caldwell R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Joseph Rodman West R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- George Vickers D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Windom R-MN
- Carl Schurz O-MO
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. D-MO
- Phineas Warren Hitchcock R-NE
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- Allen Granberry Thurman D-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Henry Cooper D-TN
- Morgan Calvin Hamilton R-TX
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Arthur Inghram Boreman R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- George Goldthwaite D-AL
- William Alfred Buckingham R-CT
- Eli Saulsbury D-DE
- Thomas Manson Norwood D-GA
- John White Stevenson D-KY
- William Thomas Hamilton D-MD
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- John Scott R-PA
- John Warfield Johnston D-VA
- Matthew Hale Carpenter R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Henry Gassaway Davis D-WV
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Powell Clayton R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Eugene Casserly D-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE
- Abijah Gilbert R-FL
- Joshua Hill R-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Willis Benson Machen D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Adelbert Ames R-MS
- James Lusk Alcorn R-MS
- John Pool R-NC
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- James Kerr Kelly D-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- William Gannaway Brownlow R-TN
- James Winright Flanagan R-TX
- John Francis Lewis R-VA
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
Other votes
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