On deciding the point of order raised by william b. Allison, that the amendment of henry m. Teller to the amendment to H. R. 9478, authorizing an appropriation

On Jul 23, 1886, the Senate voted 18–28 (HR 9478). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 15–14, Democrats 4–14. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 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: 18
No: 28
Did not vote: 34
Date: Jul 23, 1886

By party

Democrats4 yes · 14 no · 18 didn’t vote
Republicans15 yes · 14 no · 16 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted no
Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted no
Wilkinson Call D-FL voted yes
Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA voted yes
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
Benjamin Harrison R-IN voted no
John James Ingalls R-KS voted no
Preston B. Plumb R-KS voted no
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted no
Thomas Witherell Palmer R-MI voted no
Edward Cary Walthall D-MS voted yes
William Maxwell Evarts R-NY voted no
Richard Coke D-TX voted yes
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT 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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