Senate roll call 175 · 51st Congress · Jun 17, 1890
To amend H. R. 5381, by providing that all silver and gold certificates already issued shall be considered legal tender.
On Jun 17, 1890, the Senate voted 34–22 (HR 5381). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 17–19, Democrats 20–8. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 members voted against their own party.
During the 51st Congress (1889–1890), Benjamin Harrison was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 34
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Jun 17, 1890
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 8 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 19 no · 17 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO voted yes
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO voted yes
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted yes
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted yes
- John James Ingalls R-KS voted yes
- Preston B. Plumb R-KS voted yes
- John Griffin Carlisle D-KY voted no
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA voted no
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD voted no
- Ephraim King Wilson D-MD voted no
- Wilbur Fiske Sanders R-MT voted yes
- Algernon Sidney Paddock R-NE voted yes
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE voted yes
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ voted no
- Rufus Blodgett D-NJ voted no
- John Percival Jones R-NV voted yes
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted yes
- Henry B. Payne D-OH voted no
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR voted yes
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR voted yes
- James Donald Cameron R-PA voted yes
- Gideon Curtis Moody R-SD voted yes
- Isham Green Harris D-TN voted no
- John Beard Allen R-WA voted yes
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- George Hearst D-CA
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- David Turpie D-IN
- John James Ingalls R-KS
- Preston B. Plumb R-KS
- James Biddle Eustis D-LA
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Wilbur Fiske Sanders R-MT
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Algernon Sidney Paddock R-NE
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- Gideon Curtis Moody R-SD
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- John Henninger Reagan D-TX
- Richard Coke D-TX
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- John Beard Allen R-WA
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- John Edward Kenna D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- Anthony Higgins R-DE
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- John Griffin Carlisle D-KY
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Ephraim King Wilson D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Francis Brown Stockbridge R-MI
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- William Drew Washburn R-MN
- Henry William Blair R-NH
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- Rufus Blodgett D-NJ
- Frank Hiscock R-NY
- William Maxwell Evarts R-NY
- Henry B. Payne D-OH
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- John Coit Spooner R-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
Did not vote
- Leland Stanford R-CA
- George Gray D-DE
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- William John Mcconnell R-ID
- Charles Benjamin Farwell R-IL
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- Thomas Charles Power R-MT
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- Gilbert Ashville Pierce R-ND
- Lyman Rufus Casey R-ND
- Gilman Marston R-NH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Jonathan Chace R-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Wade Hampton D-SC
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- John Strode Barbour Jr. D-VA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- Joseph Maull Carey R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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