Senate roll call 303 · 42nd Congress · Apr 20, 1872
To amend S. 724, by adding that the act does not exempt the railroad company from taxation, but that the taxes shall be equal to those imposed by the states on
On Apr 20, 1872, the Senate voted 20–19 (S 724). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 15–18, Democrats 6–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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
- 20
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 34
- Date
- Apr 20, 1872
By party
- Republicans15 yes · 18 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Democrats6 yes · 2 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Powell Clayton R-AR voted yes
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT voted yes
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- John Alexander Logan R-IL voted yes
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted yes
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI voted yes
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE voted yes
- James Willis Patterson R-NH voted yes
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ voted no
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- Henry Cooper D-TN voted no
- Morgan Calvin Hamilton R-TX voted yes
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted yes
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted yes
- Matthew Hale Carpenter R-WI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Powell Clayton R-AR
- Eugene Casserly D-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Eli Saulsbury D-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. D-MO
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Allen Granberry Thurman D-OH
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Morgan Calvin Hamilton R-TX
- John Warfield Johnston D-VA
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Matthew Hale Carpenter R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Alexander Caldwell R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Joseph Rodman West R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Phineas Warren Hitchcock R-NE
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- John Scott R-PA
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- Henry Cooper D-TN
- Arthur Inghram Boreman R-WV
Did not vote
- George Goldthwaite D-AL
- William Alfred Buckingham R-CT
- Abijah Gilbert R-FL
- Joshua Hill R-GA
- Thomas Manson Norwood D-GA
- George Grover Wright R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Daniel Darwin Pratt R-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- John White Stevenson D-KY
- Willis Benson Machen D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Thomas Hamilton D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- William Windom R-MN
- Carl Schurz O-MO
- Adelbert Ames R-MS
- James Lusk Alcorn R-MS
- John Pool R-NC
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Kerr Kelly D-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- William Gannaway Brownlow R-TN
- James Winright Flanagan R-TX
- John Francis Lewis R-VA
- Henry Gassaway Davis D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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