Senate roll call 510 · 51st Congress · Mar 2, 1891
To amend S. 3738, by authorizing the postmaster general to enter into contracts with american citizens, for the carrying of mails on american ships between u. S
On Mar 2, 1891, the Senate voted 37–33 (S 3738). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 35–10, Democrats 3–27. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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
- 37
- No
- 33
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Mar 2, 1891
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 27 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans35 yes · 10 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL voted yes
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted yes
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO voted no
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO voted no
- Preston B. Plumb R-KS voted no
- John Griffin Carlisle D-KY voted yes
- Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
- William Pierce Frye R-ME voted no
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR voted no
- James Donald Cameron R-PA voted no
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA voted no
- Gideon Curtis Moody R-SD voted no
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- Leland Stanford R-CA
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- 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
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- John James Ingalls R-KS
- John Griffin Carlisle D-KY
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Francis Brown Stockbridge R-MI
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- William Drew Washburn R-MN
- Wilbur Fiske Sanders R-MT
- Gilbert Ashville Pierce R-ND
- Lyman Rufus Casey R-ND
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- Henry William Blair R-NH
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Frank Hiscock R-NY
- William Maxwell Evarts R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- John Beard Allen R-WA
- John Coit Spooner R-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- Joseph Maull Carey R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- George Gray D-DE
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA
- David Turpie D-IN
- Preston B. Plumb R-KS
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- Henry B. Payne D-OH
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- Wade Hampton D-SC
- Gideon Curtis Moody R-SD
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- 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
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
- John Edward Kenna D-WV
Did not vote
- George Hearst D-CA
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- Anthony Higgins R-DE
- 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
- Thomas Charles Power R-MT
- Algernon Sidney Paddock R-NE
- Gilman Marston R-NH
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- Rufus Blodgett D-NJ
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- Jonathan Chace R-RI
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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