Senate roll call 91 · 52nd Congress · Jul 14, 1892
To amend H.R. 7520, by reducing the appropriation for the geological survey from $562,400 to $400,000. (p. 6151-1 6152-1,2)
On Jul 14, 1892, the Senate voted 24–28 (HR 7520). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 13–17, Democrats 11–12, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 24 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
- 24
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 38
- Date
- Jul 14, 1892
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 12 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 17 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- James Henderson Berry D-AR voted yes
- Charles Norton Felton R-CA voted yes
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO voted yes
- George Gray D-DE voted yes
- David Turpie D-IN voted yes
- Edward Douglass White D-LA voted yes
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA voted yes
- Eugene Hale R-ME voted yes
- George Graham Vest D-MO voted yes
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS voted yes
- Thomas Charles Power R-MT voted yes
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND voted yes
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted yes
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH voted yes
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted yes
- James Donald Cameron R-PA voted yes
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA voted yes
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC voted yes
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD voted yes
- Isham Green Harris D-TN voted yes
- Richard Coke D-TX voted yes
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA voted yes
- John Beard Allen R-WA voted yes
- Joseph Maull Carey R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- Charles Norton Felton R-CA
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- George Gray D-DE
- David Turpie D-IN
- William Alfred Peffer O-KS
- Edward Douglass White D-LA
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- Thomas Charles Power R-MT
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- Richard Coke D-TX
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- John Beard Allen R-WA
- Joseph Maull Carey R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- 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
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Francis Brown Stockbridge R-MI
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Wilbur Fiske Sanders R-MT
- Algernon Sidney Paddock R-NE
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- Frank Hiscock R-NY
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Eppa Hunton D-VA
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
- John Edward Kenna D-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- Leland Stanford R-CA
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Bishop Walden Perkins R-KS
- John Griffin Carlisle D-KY
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Charles Hopper Gibson D-MD
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- William Drew Washburn R-MN
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- Lyman Rufus Casey R-ND
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- Rufus Blodgett D-NJ
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- David Bennett Hill D-NY
- Calvin Stewart Brice D-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Horace Chilton D-TX
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- John Strode Barbour Jr. D-VA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- William Freeman Vilas D-WI
- Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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