To recede from Senate amendment 5 to H.R. 8234 (28 stat 815, app. 3/2/1895), a bill making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular service for the fiscal

On Mar 2, 1895, the Senate voted 27–32 (HR 8234). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 27–4, Republicans 2–27, Others 1–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 6 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: 27
No: 32
Did not vote: 33
Date: Mar 2, 1895

By party

Democrats27 yes · 4 no · 17 didn’t vote
Republicans2 yes · 27 no · 15 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted no
Stephen Mallory White D-CA voted no
David Bennett Hill D-NY voted no
John Sherman R-OH voted yes
Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC voted no
Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD 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 recede from Senate amendment 5 to H.R…: Senate Vote, Mar 2, 1895,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/53-S-556/to-recede-from-senate-amendment-5-to-h-r (accessed 2026-10-16).