Senate roll call 141 · 43rd Congress · May 12, 1874
To amend S. 7, by eliminating a provision that no claim shall be allowed in behalf of any claimant unless the claimant shall prove that during the civil war his
On May 12, 1874, the Senate voted 32–27 (S 7). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 15–22, Democrats 14–3, Others 3–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 members voted against their own party.
During the 43rd Congress (1873–1874), Ulysses S. Grant was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 32
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- May 12, 1874
By party
- Republicans15 yes · 22 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Democrats14 yes · 3 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Sharpenstein Hager D-CA voted no
- William Alfred Buckingham R-CT voted yes
- Simon Barclay Conover R-FL voted yes
- William Boyd Allison R-IA voted yes
- John James Ingalls R-KS voted yes
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY voted no
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted yes
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted yes
- Henry Roberts Pease R-MS voted yes
- James Lusk Alcorn R-MS voted yes
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted yes
- John Percival Jones R-NV voted yes
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- James Kerr Kelly D-OR voted no
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC voted yes
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Goldthwaite D-AL
- William Alfred Buckingham R-CT
- Eli Saulsbury D-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE
- Simon Barclay Conover R-FL
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- Thomas Manson Norwood D-GA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- John James Ingalls R-KS
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- George Robertson Dennis D-MD
- Carl Schurz O-MO
- Lewis Vital Bogy D-MO
- Henry Roberts Pease R-MS
- James Lusk Alcorn R-MS
- Augustus Summerfield Merrimon D-NC
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Thomas Weston Tipton O-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- Reuben Eaton Fenton O-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Allen Granberry Thurman D-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- Henry Cooper D-TN
- John Warfield Johnston D-VA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Henry Gassaway Davis D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA
- John Sharpenstein Hager D-CA
- Abijah Gilbert R-FL
- George Grover Wright R-IA
- Richard James Oglesby R-IL
- Daniel Darwin Pratt R-IN
- James Madison Harvey R-KS
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- Joseph Rodman West R-LA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- William Windom R-MN
- Phineas Warren Hitchcock R-NE
- Bainbridge Wadleigh R-NH
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- James Kerr Kelly D-OR
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- John Scott R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- Morgan Calvin Hamilton O-TX
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Matthew Hale Carpenter R-WI
- Arthur Inghram Boreman R-WV
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Powell Clayton R-AR
- Stephen Wallace Dorsey R-AR
- Eugene Casserly D-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry O-CT
- William Wallace Eaton D-CT
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Alexander Caldwell R-KS
- Robert Crozier R-KS
- John White Stevenson D-KY
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- William Thomas Hamilton D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Adelbert Ames R-MS
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- John James Patterson R-SC
- William Gannaway Brownlow R-TN
- James Winright Flanagan R-TX
- John Francis Lewis R-VA
Other votes
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