Senate roll call 138 · 52nd Congress · Feb 9, 1893
To table an amendment to H.R. 9350, (2-2-93, 27 stat. 531), a bill promoting the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers
On Feb 9, 1893, the Senate voted 36–9 (HR 9350). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 17–7, Republicans 18–5, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 52nd Congress (1891–1892), Benjamin Harrison was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Yes
- 36
- No
- 9
- Did not vote
- 44
- Date
- Feb 9, 1893
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 7 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 5 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted no
- Charles Norton Felton R-CA voted no
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO voted no
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO voted no
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD voted no
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ voted no
- Rufus Blodgett D-NJ voted no
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
- David Bennett Hill D-NY voted no
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR voted no
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC voted no
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- Anthony Higgins R-DE
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Fred Thomas Dubois R-ID
- John McAuley Palmer D-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Bishop Walden Perkins R-KS
- William Alfred Peffer O-KS
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- Edward Douglass White D-LA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Francis Brown Stockbridge R-MI
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Richard Coke D-TX
- Eppa Hunton D-VA
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- William Freeman Vilas D-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- Charles Norton Felton R-CA
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- Rufus Blodgett D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- David Bennett Hill D-NY
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
Did not vote
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- Leland Stanford R-CA
- George Gray D-DE
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- David Turpie D-IN
- John Griffin Carlisle D-KY
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Charles Hopper Gibson D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- William Drew Washburn R-MN
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- Thomas Charles Power R-MT
- Wilbur Fiske Sanders R-MT
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- Lyman Rufus Casey R-ND
- Algernon Sidney Paddock R-NE
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- Frank Hiscock R-NY
- Calvin Stewart Brice D-OH
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- Horace Chilton D-TX
- John Strode Barbour Jr. D-VA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- John Beard Allen R-WA
- John Edward Kenna D-WV
- Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- Joseph Maull Carey R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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