To refer to the committee on finance, the resolution directing the committee on finance to examine and report to the Senate certain information in relation to c

On May 26, 1892, the Senate voted 17–28. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–12, Democrats 4–16, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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: 17
No: 28
Did not vote: 44
Date: May 26, 1892

By party

Democrats4 yes · 16 no · 24 didn’t vote
Republicans16 yes · 12 no · 19 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Leland Stanford R-CA voted no
Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO voted no
Henry Moore Teller R-CO voted no
George Gray D-DE voted yes
George Laird Shoup R-ID voted no
John McAuley Palmer D-IL voted yes
Edward Douglass White D-LA voted yes
Thomas Charles Power R-MT voted no
Wilbur Fiske Sanders R-MT voted no
Algernon Sidney Paddock R-NE voted no
William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
John Hipple Mitchell R-OR voted no
Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD voted no
John Beard Allen R-WA voted no
Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA voted no
William Freeman Vilas D-WI voted yes

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 refer to the committee on finance, the…: Senate Vote, May 26, 1892,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/52-S-59/to-refer-to-the-committee-on-finance-the-resolution (accessed 2026-10-17).