Senate roll call 74 · 53rd Congress · Oct 28, 1893
To amend H.R. 1, by providing that after january 1, 1894, mine owners or smelters prroducing silver from U.S. Mines may have silver dollars coined free, except
On Oct 28, 1893, the Senate voted 28–42 (HR 1). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 17–20, Republicans 9–22, Others 2–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 26 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
- 28
- No
- 42
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Oct 28, 1893
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 20 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 22 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 2 no
Who broke with their party
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL voted yes
- James Henderson Berry D-AR voted yes
- George Clement Perkins R-CA voted yes
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO voted yes
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO voted yes
- Samuel Pasco D-FL voted yes
- Wilkinson Call D-FL voted yes
- Fred Thomas Dubois R-ID voted yes
- George Laird Shoup R-ID voted yes
- John Martin D-KS voted yes
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY voted yes
- George Graham Vest D-MO voted yes
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS voted yes
- James Zachariah George D-MS voted yes
- Thomas Charles Power R-MT voted yes
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC voted yes
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND voted yes
- John Percival Jones R-NV voted yes
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC voted yes
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC voted yes
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD voted yes
- William Brimage Bate D-TN voted yes
- Eppa Hunton D-VA voted yes
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA voted yes
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA voted yes
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- Fred Thomas Dubois R-ID
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- John Martin D-KS
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Thomas Charles Power R-MT
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND
- William Vincent Allen O-NE
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Eppa Hunton D-VA
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- Anthony Higgins R-DE
- George Gray D-DE
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- John McAuley Palmer D-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- David Turpie D-IN
- William Alfred Peffer O-KS
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- Edward Douglass White D-LA
- 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
- Francis Brown Stockbridge R-MI
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- William Drew Washburn R-MN
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Smith Jr. D-NJ
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart O-NV
- David Bennett Hill D-NY
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY
- Calvin Stewart Brice D-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- Richard Coke D-TX
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI
- William Freeman Vilas D-WI
- Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV
- Joseph Maull Carey R-WY
Did not vote
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- Leland Stanford R-CA
- Stephen Mallory White D-CA
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- John Brown Gordon 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
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- Anselm Joseph Mclaurin D-MS
- Lee Mantle R-MT
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Thomas Jordan Jarvis D-NC
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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