Senate roll call 490 · 51st Congress · Feb 23, 1891
To amend h. J. R. 287 (26 stat. L 1117, 3/3/1891), relating to the printing of 100,000 copies of the report on diseases of the horse, which amendment authorizes
On Feb 23, 1891, the Senate voted 43–14 (HJR 287). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 27–10, Democrats 19–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 14 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
- 43
- No
- 14
- Did not vote
- 31
- Date
- Feb 23, 1891
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 4 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans27 yes · 10 no · 16 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted no
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted no
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted no
- George Gray D-DE voted no
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA voted no
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD voted no
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE voted no
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH voted no
- Frank Hiscock R-NY voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- Gideon Curtis Moody R-SD voted no
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- Anthony Higgins R-DE
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- William John Mcconnell R-ID
- Charles Benjamin Farwell R-IL
- John James Ingalls R-KS
- Preston B. Plumb R-KS
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Francis Brown Stockbridge R-MI
- Cushman Kellogg Davis 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
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- Gilbert Ashville Pierce R-ND
- Lyman Rufus Casey R-ND
- Algernon Sidney Paddock R-NE
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- William Maxwell Evarts R-NY
- Henry B. Payne D-OH
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- John Henninger Reagan D-TX
- Richard Coke D-TX
- John Strode Barbour Jr. D-VA
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- John Beard Allen R-WA
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- John Coit Spooner R-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- Joseph Maull Carey R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- George Gray D-DE
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- Frank Hiscock R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Gideon Curtis Moody R-SD
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
Did not vote
- George Hearst D-CA
- Leland Stanford R-CA
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- David Turpie D-IN
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- John Griffin Carlisle D-KY
- James Biddle Eustis D-LA
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA
- Ephraim King Wilson D-MD
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- William Drew Washburn R-MN
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Gilman Marston R-NH
- Henry William Blair R-NH
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- Rufus Blodgett D-NJ
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- Jonathan Chace R-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- Wade Hampton D-SC
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- John Edward Kenna D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend h. J. R. 287 (26 stat. L 1117…: Senate Vote, Feb 23, 1891,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/51-S-490/to-amend-h-j-r-287-26-stat-l (accessed 2026-10-17).