To amend the treaty of commerce concluded on jan. 20, 1883, as amended, between the United States and mexico, which amendment includes manufactures of cotton in

On Jan 18, 1884, the Senate voted 22–36. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–23, Democrats 12–17, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 24 members voted against their own party.

During the 48th Congress (1883–1884), Chester A. Arthur was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 22
No: 36
Did not vote: 12
Date: Jan 18, 1884

By party

Democrats12 yes · 17 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans12 yes · 23 no · 5 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted yes
Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted yes
Charles William Jones D-FL voted yes
Wilkinson Call D-FL voted yes
Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA voted yes
Preston B. Plumb R-KS voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Jonas D-LA voted yes
Randall Lee Gibson D-LA voted yes
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted yes
Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD voted yes
Eugene Hale R-ME voted yes
Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted yes
Thomas Witherell Palmer R-MI voted yes
James Zachariah George D-MS voted yes
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar D-MS voted yes
Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC voted yes
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NE voted yes
Austin Franklin Pike R-NH voted yes
John Inscho Mitchell R-PA voted yes
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI voted yes
Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC voted yes
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted yes
John Edward Kenna D-WV voted yes
Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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