On a motion that an amendment to H. R. 8974, a bill making executive, judicial, and legislative appropriations for fiscal 1887, was in order. The point was rai

On Jul 1, 1886, the Senate voted 31–20 (HR 8974). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 19–8, Republicans 14–13. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 members voted against their own party.

During the 49th Congress (1885–1886), Grover Cleveland was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 31
No: 20
Did not vote: 27
Date: Jul 1, 1886

By party

Democrats19 yes · 8 no · 9 didn’t vote
Republicans14 yes · 13 no · 18 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Kimbrough Jones D-AR voted no
Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted no
George Gray D-DE voted no
Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA voted no
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
John James Ingalls R-KS voted no
Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted no
Thomas Witherell Palmer R-MI voted no
Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE voted no
Henry William Blair R-NH voted no
Warner Miller R-NY voted no
John Sherman R-OH voted no
Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR voted no
Jonathan Chace R-RI voted no
Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC voted no
Isham Green Harris D-TN voted no
Washington Curran Whitthorne D-TN voted no
Richard Coke D-TX voted no
Samuel Bell Maxey D-TX voted no
John Coit Spooner R-WI voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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