Senate roll call 92 · 50th Congress · May 8, 1888
To amend S. 1430, by providing that nothing contained in the act shall be construed to except from forfeiture that portion of the grant made by "an act approved
On May 8, 1888, the Senate voted 24–16 (S 1430). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 15–5, Republicans 9–11. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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
- 24
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 36
- Date
- May 8, 1888
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 5 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 11 no · 19 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA voted no
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted yes
- William Boyd Allison R-IA voted yes
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted yes
- William Pierce Frye R-ME voted yes
- Francis Brown Stockbridge R-MI voted yes
- Thomas Witherell Palmer R-MI voted yes
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO voted no
- Henry William Blair R-NH voted yes
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ voted no
- Rufus Blodgett D-NJ voted no
- Henry B. Payne D-OH voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- John Coit Spooner R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- Eli Saulsbury D-DE
- George Gray D-DE
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- David Turpie D-IN
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Francis Brown Stockbridge R-MI
- Thomas Witherell Palmer R-MI
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- Henry William Blair R-NH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Wade Hampton D-SC
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- John Henninger Reagan D-TX
- Richard Coke D-TX
- John Coit Spooner R-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Leland Stanford R-CA
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- Rufus Blodgett D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Henry B. Payne D-OH
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- Jonathan Chace R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
Did not vote
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- George Hearst D-CA
- Thomas Mead Bowen R-CO
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- Charles Benjamin Farwell R-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- John James Ingalls R-KS
- Preston B. Plumb R-KS
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- James Biddle Eustis D-LA
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Ephraim King Wilson D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- Dwight May Sabin R-MN
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Algernon Sidney Paddock R-NE
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- Frank Hiscock R-NY
- William Maxwell Evarts R-NY
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- Harrison Holt Riddleberger R-VA
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- John Edward Kenna D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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