Senate roll call 323 · 42nd Congress · Apr 26, 1872
To table an amendment to H.R. 1654, which repeals all laws regulating hours of labor.
On Apr 26, 1872, the Senate voted 24–20 (HR 1654). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 14–18, Democrats 9–2, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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
- 20
- Did not vote
- 31
- Date
- Apr 26, 1872
By party
- Republicans14 yes · 18 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Democrats9 yes · 2 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR voted yes
- Cornelius Cole R-CA voted yes
- Daniel Darwin Pratt R-IN voted yes
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Joseph Rodman West R-LA voted yes
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- George Vickers D-MD voted no
- William Thomas Hamilton D-MD voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted yes
- Matthew Hale Carpenter R-WI voted yes
- Arthur Inghram Boreman R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- George Goldthwaite D-AL
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Eugene Casserly D-CA
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE
- Daniel Darwin Pratt R-IN
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- John White Stevenson D-KY
- Joseph Rodman West R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Carl Schurz O-MO
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- James Kerr Kelly D-OR
- Henry Cooper D-TN
- Matthew Hale Carpenter R-WI
- Arthur Inghram Boreman R-WV
- Henry Gassaway Davis D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- William Alfred Buckingham R-CT
- George Grover Wright R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Alexander Caldwell R-KS
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Thomas Hamilton D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Adelbert Ames R-MS
- James Lusk Alcorn R-MS
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- Morgan Calvin Hamilton R-TX
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
Did not vote
- Powell Clayton R-AR
- Eli Saulsbury D-DE
- Abijah Gilbert R-FL
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- Joshua Hill R-GA
- Thomas Manson Norwood D-GA
- James Harlan R-IA
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Willis Benson Machen D-KY
- William Windom R-MN
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. D-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- Phineas Warren Hitchcock R-NE
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Allen Granberry Thurman D-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- John Scott R-PA
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- William Gannaway Brownlow R-TN
- James Winright Flanagan R-TX
- John Francis Lewis R-VA
- John Warfield Johnston D-VA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
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