To table an amendment to H.R. 5034, a bill providing for the purchase of U.S. Bonds by the secretary of the treasury. The amendment authorizes the secretary of

On Mar 26, 1888, the Senate voted 23–22 (HR 5034). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 17–11, Democrats 9–14. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 members voted against their own party.

During the 50th Congress (1887–1888), Grover Cleveland was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 23
No: 22
Did not vote: 25
Date: Mar 26, 1888

By party

Democrats9 yes · 14 no · 14 didn’t vote
Republicans17 yes · 11 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Kimbrough Jones D-AR voted yes
Henry Moore Teller R-CO voted no
Thomas Mead Bowen R-CO voted no
Eli Saulsbury D-DE voted yes
Preston B. Plumb R-KS voted no
James Burnie Beck D-KY voted yes
Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY voted yes
Thomas Witherell Palmer R-MI voted no
Dwight May Sabin R-MN voted no
Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE voted no
John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ voted yes
John Percival Jones R-NV voted no
William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
Henry B. Payne D-OH voted yes
John Hipple Mitchell R-OR voted no
Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR voted no
James Donald Cameron R-PA voted no
Wade Hampton D-SC voted yes
Isham Green Harris D-TN voted yes
William Brimage Bate D-TN 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.R. 5034, a bill…: Senate Vote, Mar 26, 1888,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/50-S-64/to-table-an-amendment-to-h-r-5034-a (accessed 2026-10-16).