Confirmation of the nomination of wheeler h. Pickham, to be associate justice of the supreme court of the United States. (p. 423 356-408)

On Feb 16, 1894, the Senate voted 32–41. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 27–16, Republicans 9–27, Others 1–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 members voted against their own party.

During the 53rd Congress (1893–1894), Grover Cleveland was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 32
No: 41
Did not vote: 13
Date: Feb 16, 1894

By party

Democrats27 yes · 16 no · 5 didn’t vote
Republicans9 yes · 27 no · 8 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 3 no

Who broke with their party

James Lawrence Pugh D-AL voted no
James Henderson Berry D-AR voted no
James Kimbrough Jones D-AR voted no
Stephen Mallory White D-CA voted no
Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted yes
Wilkinson Call D-FL voted no
Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD voted no
Charles Hopper Gibson D-MD voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted yes
Francis Brown Stockbridge R-MI voted yes
James Mcmillan R-MI voted yes
Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO voted no
George Graham Vest D-MO voted no
Anselm Joseph Mclaurin D-MS voted no
Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC voted no
David Bennett Hill D-NY voted no
Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY voted no
John Hipple Mitchell R-OR voted yes
Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted yes
John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC voted no
Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD voted yes
Richard Coke D-TX voted no
John Warwick Daniel D-VA voted no
Redfield Proctor R-VT voted yes
Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA 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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