Senate roll call 72 · 48th Congress · Mar 11, 1884
To amend the treaty of commerce concluded on jan. 20, 1883, as amended, between the United States and mexico, which amendment includes "SALT pork, bacon, hams,
On Mar 11, 1884, the Senate voted 23–36. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 11–20, Democrats 11–16, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 22 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
- 23
- No
- 36
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Mar 11, 1884
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 16 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 20 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
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
- John Stuart Williams D-KY voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Jonas D-LA voted yes
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA voted yes
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD voted yes
- Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted yes
- Thomas Witherell Palmer R-MI voted yes
- James Zachariah George 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
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- John Inscho Mitchell R-PA voted yes
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI voted yes
- Wade Hampton D-SC voted yes
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted yes
- John Edward Kenna D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- Charles William Jones D-FL
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA
- John Stuart Williams D-KY
- Benjamin Franklin Jonas D-LA
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Omar Dwight Conger R-MI
- Thomas Witherell Palmer R-MI
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NE
- Austin Franklin Pike R-NH
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ
- John Sherman R-OH
- John Inscho Mitchell R-PA
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Wade Hampton D-SC
- William Mahone O-VA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- John Edward Kenna D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- James Thompson Farley D-CA
- John Franklin Miller R-CA
- Nathaniel Peter Hill R-CO
- Thomas Mead Bowen R-CO
- Eli Saulsbury D-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Benjamin Harrison R-IN
- John James Ingalls R-KS
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Dwight May Sabin R-MN
- Samuel James Renwick Mcmillan R-MN
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- Henry William Blair R-NH
- James Graham Fair D-NV
- Warner Miller R-NY
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- James Harvey Slater D-OR
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Howell Edmunds Jackson D-TN
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- Richard Coke D-TX
- Samuel Bell Maxey D-TX
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV
Did not vote
- Augustus Hill Garland D-AR
- James David Walker D-AR
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Preston B. Plumb R-KS
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- James Black Groome D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar D-MS
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- Elbridge Gerry Lapham R-NY
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Jonathan Chace R-RI
- William Paine Sheffield R-RI
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- Harrison Holt Riddleberger O-VA
- Angus Cameron R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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