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On Jan 20, 1887, the Senate voted 11–41. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 7–22, Democrats 4–19. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 11 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: 11
No: 41
Did not vote: 29
Date: Jan 20, 1887

By party

Democrats4 yes · 19 no · 13 didn’t vote
Republicans7 yes · 22 no · 16 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Lawrence Pugh D-AL voted yes
Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted yes
James Biddle Eustis D-LA voted yes
Randall Lee Gibson D-LA voted yes
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted yes
William Joyce Sewell R-NJ voted yes
John Sherman R-OH voted yes
Jonathan Chace R-RI voted yes
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI voted yes
Richard Coke D-TX voted yes
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT 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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