Senate roll call 65 · 53rd Congress · Oct 20, 1893
Confirmation of the nomination of james van allen as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to italy. (p. 211 138-192)
On Oct 20, 1893, the Senate voted 39–22. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 36–5, Republicans 10–22, Others 1–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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
- 39
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Oct 20, 1893
By party
- Democrats36 yes · 5 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 22 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 3 no
Who broke with their party
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO voted yes
- Anthony Higgins R-DE voted yes
- John Martin D-KS voted no
- William Pierce Frye R-ME voted yes
- James Mcmillan R-MI voted yes
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN voted yes
- James Zachariah George D-MS voted no
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC voted no
- John Percival Jones R-NV voted yes
- David Bennett Hill D-NY voted no
- James Donald Cameron R-PA voted yes
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA voted yes
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted yes
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI voted yes
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- Stephen Mallory White D-CA
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Anthony Higgins R-DE
- George Gray D-DE
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- John McAuley Palmer D-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- David Turpie D-IN
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- Edward Douglass White D-LA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Charles Hopper Gibson D-MD
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND
- James Smith Jr. D-NJ
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- William Morris Stewart O-NV
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY
- Calvin Stewart Brice D-OH
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Richard Coke D-TX
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- Eppa Hunton D-VA
- William Freeman Vilas D-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
- Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Fred Thomas Dubois R-ID
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- John Martin D-KS
- William Alfred Peffer O-KS
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Francis Brown Stockbridge R-MI
- William Drew Washburn R-MN
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- William Vincent Allen O-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- David Bennett Hill D-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- Joseph Maull Carey R-WY
Did not vote
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Leland Stanford R-CA
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- Patrick Walsh D-GA
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Newton Crain Blanchard D-LA
- John Patton Jr. R-MI
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Anselm Joseph Mclaurin D-MS
- Lee Mantle R-MT
- Thomas Charles Power R-MT
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC
- Thomas Jordan Jarvis D-NC
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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