Senate roll call 445 · 51st Congress · Feb 7, 1891
To amend H. R. 11120, by excluding any agreement or contract exacted by any government officer as a condition, or threat of employment or retention in public se
On Feb 7, 1891, the Senate voted 25–24 (HR 11120). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 22–13, Democrats 6–14. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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
- 25
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 36
- Date
- Feb 7, 1891
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 14 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 13 no · 18 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO voted no
- George Laird Shoup R-ID voted no
- William John Mcconnell R-ID voted no
- David Turpie D-IN voted yes
- Preston B. Plumb R-KS voted no
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD voted yes
- William Drew Washburn R-MN voted no
- Thomas Charles Power R-MT voted no
- Wilbur Fiske Sanders R-MT voted no
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ voted yes
- Frank Hiscock R-NY voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted no
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA voted yes
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI voted no
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV voted yes
- John Edward Kenna D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Anthony Higgins R-DE
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- David Turpie D-IN
- John James Ingalls R-KS
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Francis Brown Stockbridge R-MI
- Gilbert Ashville Pierce R-ND
- Lyman Rufus Casey R-ND
- Algernon Sidney Paddock R-NE
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- Henry William Blair R-NH
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- John Coit Spooner R-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
- John Edward Kenna D-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- Joseph Maull Carey R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- William John Mcconnell R-ID
- Preston B. Plumb R-KS
- John Griffin Carlisle D-KY
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- William Drew Washburn R-MN
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Thomas Charles Power R-MT
- Wilbur Fiske Sanders R-MT
- Frank Hiscock R-NY
- Henry B. Payne D-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Wade Hampton D-SC
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- John Henninger Reagan D-TX
- Richard Coke D-TX
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
Did not vote
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- George Hearst D-CA
- Leland Stanford R-CA
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- George Gray D-DE
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Charles Benjamin Farwell R-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- James Biddle Eustis D-LA
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA
- Ephraim King Wilson D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- Gilman Marston R-NH
- Rufus Blodgett D-NJ
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- William Maxwell Evarts R-NY
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Jonathan Chace R-RI
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- Gideon Curtis Moody R-SD
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- John Strode Barbour Jr. D-VA
- John Beard Allen R-WA
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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