Senate roll call 479 · 53rd Congress · Jan 25, 1895
To amend S. 1481, a bill to incorporate the maritime canal company of nicaragua, by eliminating from section 4 the provision that prior to the first day of july
On Jan 25, 1895, the Senate voted 24–29 (S 1481). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 25–11, Republicans 6–24, Others 3–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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
- 24
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Jan 25, 1895
By party
- Democrats25 yes · 11 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 24 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL voted no
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted no
- Stephen Mallory White D-CA voted no
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO voted yes
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO voted yes
- Patrick Walsh D-GA voted no
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD voted no
- Charles Hopper Gibson D-MD voted no
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN voted yes
- Thomas Charles Power R-MT voted yes
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC voted no
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND voted yes
- Calvin Stewart Brice D-OH voted no
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC voted no
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD voted yes
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV voted no
- Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- John McAuley Palmer D-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- David Turpie D-IN
- John Martin D-KS
- William Alfred Peffer O-KS
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- Newton Crain Blanchard D-LA
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Thomas Charles Power R-MT
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND
- William Vincent Allen O-NE
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- David Bennett Hill D-NY
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- Richard Coke D-TX
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- Eppa Hunton D-VA
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI
- William Freeman Vilas D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- Stephen Mallory White D-CA
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- Patrick Walsh D-GA
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Charles Hopper Gibson D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- Calvin Stewart Brice D-OH
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
- Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV
Did not vote
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Leland Stanford R-CA
- Anthony Higgins R-DE
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- Fred Thomas Dubois R-ID
- Edward Douglass White D-LA
- Francis Brown Stockbridge R-MI
- John Patton Jr. R-MI
- William Drew Washburn R-MN
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Anselm Joseph Mclaurin D-MS
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- Lee Mantle R-MT
- Thomas Jordan Jarvis D-NC
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- James Smith Jr. D-NJ
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- William Morris Stewart O-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Joseph Maull Carey R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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