Senate roll call 302 · 43rd Congress · Feb 12, 1875
To amend S. 331, a bill providing for construction of the portland, dallas and SALT lake railroad and telegraph and for performance of all government service FR
On Feb 12, 1875, the Senate voted 19–38 (S 331). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–24, Democrats 7–9, Others 0–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 19 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
- 19
- No
- 38
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Feb 12, 1875
By party
- Republicans12 yes · 24 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Democrats7 yes · 9 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 5 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Goldthwaite D-AL voted yes
- Powell Clayton R-AR voted yes
- Stephen Wallace Dorsey R-AR voted yes
- Joseph Rodman West R-LA voted yes
- George Robertson Dennis D-MD voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- William Windom R-MN voted yes
- Lewis Vital Bogy D-MO voted yes
- Henry Roberts Pease R-MS voted yes
- Augustus Summerfield Merrimon D-NC voted yes
- Phineas Warren Hitchcock R-NE voted yes
- James Kerr Kelly D-OR voted yes
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR voted yes
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted yes
- John James Patterson R-SC voted yes
- James Winright Flanagan R-TX voted yes
- John Warfield Johnston D-VA voted yes
- Arthur Inghram Boreman R-WV voted yes
- Henry Gassaway Davis D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Goldthwaite D-AL
- Powell Clayton R-AR
- Stephen Wallace Dorsey R-AR
- Joseph Rodman West R-LA
- George Robertson Dennis D-MD
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- William Windom R-MN
- Lewis Vital Bogy D-MO
- Henry Roberts Pease R-MS
- Augustus Summerfield Merrimon D-NC
- Phineas Warren Hitchcock R-NE
- James Kerr Kelly D-OR
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- John James Patterson R-SC
- James Winright Flanagan R-TX
- John Warfield Johnston D-VA
- Arthur Inghram Boreman R-WV
- Henry Gassaway Davis D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA
- John Sharpenstein Hager D-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry O-CT
- Eli Saulsbury D-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE
- Abijah Gilbert R-FL
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- George Grover Wright R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Richard James Oglesby R-IL
- Daniel Darwin Pratt R-IN
- James Madison Harvey R-KS
- John James Ingalls R-KS
- John White Stevenson D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- William Thomas Hamilton D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Carl Schurz O-MO
- James Lusk Alcorn R-MS
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Reuben Eaton Fenton O-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Allen Granberry Thurman D-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- Morgan Calvin Hamilton O-TX
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Eugene Casserly D-CA
- William Alfred Buckingham R-CT
- William Wallace Eaton D-CT
- Simon Barclay Conover R-FL
- Thomas Manson Norwood D-GA
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Alexander Caldwell R-KS
- Robert Crozier R-KS
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- Adelbert Ames R-MS
- Thomas Weston Tipton O-NE
- Bainbridge Wadleigh R-NH
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- John Scott R-PA
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- Henry Cooper D-TN
- William Gannaway Brownlow R-TN
- John Francis Lewis R-VA
- Matthew Hale Carpenter R-WI
Other votes
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