To amend S. 895 (26 stat. 81, 5/2/1890), a bill to provide a temporary government for the territory of oklahoma, by adding all that tract of land bounded on the

On Feb 13, 1890, the Senate voted 27–16 (S 895). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 16–6, Republicans 12–10. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 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: 27
No: 16
Did not vote: 47
Date: Feb 13, 1890

By party

Democrats16 yes · 6 no · 16 didn’t vote
Republicans12 yes · 10 no · 31 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Kimbrough Jones D-AR voted no
Leland Stanford R-CA voted no
Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted no
Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted no
Wilkinson Call D-FL voted no
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
John James Ingalls R-KS voted no
Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY voted no
Randall Lee Gibson D-LA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted no
James Mcmillan R-MI voted no
Henry William Blair R-NH voted no
John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ voted no
Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted no
Isham Green Harris D-TN voted no

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 amend S. 895 (26 stat. 81, 5/2/1890), a…: Senate Vote, Feb 13, 1890,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/51-S-33/to-amend-s-895-26-stat-81-5-2 (accessed 2026-10-16).