To amend H. R. 10881 (26 stat. 1106, 3/3/1891), a bill amending the statutes of the U.S. Relating to international copy rights which amendment includes lithogr

On Feb 9, 1891, the Senate voted 27–24 (HR 10881). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 18–16, Democrats 10–10. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 26 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: 24
Did not vote: 37
Date: Feb 9, 1891

By party

Democrats10 yes · 10 no · 18 didn’t vote
Republicans18 yes · 16 no · 19 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Lawrence Pugh D-AL voted no
James Kimbrough Jones D-AR voted no
Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO voted no
Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted no
Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted no
Anthony Higgins R-DE voted no
John Griffin Carlisle D-KY voted no
Randall Lee Gibson D-LA voted no
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Francis Brown Stockbridge R-MI voted no
William Drew Washburn R-MN voted no
George Graham Vest D-MO voted no
James Zachariah George D-MS voted no
William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
Frank Hiscock R-NY voted no
William Maxwell Evarts R-NY voted no
Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA voted no
Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted no
Wade Hampton D-SC voted no
Isham Green Harris D-TN voted no
William Brimage Bate D-TN voted no
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Charles James Faulkner D-WV voted no
Francis Emroy Warren 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 H. R. 10881 (26 stat. 1106…: Senate Vote, Feb 9, 1891,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/51-S-451/to-amend-h-r-10881-26-stat-1106-3 (accessed 2026-10-17).