Senate roll call 525 · 53rd Congress · Feb 21, 1895
To terminate debate on H.R. 8479, the indian appropriation bill, and go into executive session. (JP. 135-2)
On Feb 21, 1895, the Senate voted 13–44. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 3–25, Republicans 7–18, Others 3–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 10 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
- 13
- No
- 44
- Did not vote
- 39
- Date
- Feb 21, 1895
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 25 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 18 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- James Henderson Berry D-AR voted yes
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO voted yes
- Patrick Walsh D-GA voted yes
- Fred Thomas Dubois R-ID voted yes
- Anselm Joseph Mclaurin D-MS voted yes
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND voted yes
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH voted yes
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR voted yes
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA voted yes
- Joseph Maull Carey R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Patrick Walsh D-GA
- Fred Thomas Dubois R-ID
- William Alfred Peffer O-KS
- Anselm Joseph Mclaurin D-MS
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- William Vincent Allen O-NE
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA
- Joseph Maull Carey R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Stephen Mallory White D-CA
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- Anthony Higgins R-DE
- George Gray D-DE
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- John McAuley Palmer D-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- John Martin D-KS
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Newton Crain Blanchard D-LA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Lee Mantle R-MT
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Morris Stewart O-NV
- David Bennett Hill D-NY
- Calvin Stewart Brice D-OH
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Eppa Hunton D-VA
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI
- William Freeman Vilas D-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Did not vote
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- Leland Stanford R-CA
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- David Turpie D-IN
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- Edward Douglass White D-LA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Charles Hopper Gibson D-MD
- Francis Brown Stockbridge R-MI
- John Patton Jr. R-MI
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- William Drew Washburn R-MN
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Thomas Charles Power R-MT
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC
- Thomas Jordan Jarvis D-NC
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- James Smith Jr. D-NJ
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- Richard Coke D-TX
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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