To amend S. 4675 by eliminating the clause authorizing the secretary of the treasury to issue $200,000,000 on coupon or registered bonds of the U.S. (p.1300)

On Jan 14, 1891, the Senate voted 48–19 (S 4675). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 21–20, Democrats 28–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 20 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: 48
No: 19
Did not vote: 22
Date: Jan 14, 1891

By party

Democrats28 yes · 0 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans21 yes · 20 no · 12 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted no
Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted no
Anthony Higgins R-DE voted no
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
George Laird Shoup R-ID voted no
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted no
Thomas Charles Power R-MT voted no
Wilbur Fiske Sanders R-MT voted no
William Maxwell Evarts R-NY voted no
Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR voted no
James Donald Cameron R-PA voted no
Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA voted no
Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted no
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI voted no
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Philetus Sawyer R-WI voted no
Joseph Maull Carey R-WY 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. 4675 by eliminating the clause…: Senate Vote, Jan 14, 1891,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/51-S-393/to-amend-s-4675-by-eliminating-the-clause-authorizing (accessed 2026-10-16).