To table an amendment to H. J. RES. 126 which orders the calling in of U.S. Trade dollars.

On Jul 30, 1886, the Senate voted 31–31 (HJR 126). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 15–19, Democrats 16–13. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 28 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: 31
Did not vote: 18
Date: Jul 30, 1886

By party

Democrats16 yes · 13 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans15 yes · 19 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Henderson Berry D-AR voted no
Eli Saulsbury D-DE voted no
Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted yes
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted yes
Benjamin Harrison R-IN voted yes
Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN voted no
James Burnie Beck D-KY voted no
Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY voted no
James Biddle Eustis D-LA voted no
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted yes
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted yes
Ephraim King Wilson D-MD voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted yes
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted yes
Omar Dwight Conger R-MI voted yes
Thomas Witherell Palmer R-MI voted yes
Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO voted no
George Graham Vest D-MO voted no
Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC voted no
Henry William Blair R-NH voted yes
Warner Miller R-NY voted yes
John Sherman R-OH voted yes
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI voted yes
Richard Coke D-TX voted no
Samuel Bell Maxey D-TX voted no
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted yes
John Coit Spooner R-WI 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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Capitol Receipts, “To table an amendment to H. J. RES. 126…: Senate Vote, Jul 30, 1886,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/49-S-294/to-table-an-amendment-to-h-j-res-126 (accessed 2026-10-16).