Senate roll call 13 · 54th Congress · Feb 1, 1896
To amend H. R. 2904, a bill relating to the coin redemption fund, by providing for the redemption of greenbacks, principal, and interest, to be paid in gold or
On Feb 1, 1896, the Senate voted 13–60 (HR 2904). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 4–33, Democrats 4–29, Others 5–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 54th Congress (1895–1896), Grover Cleveland was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 60
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Feb 1, 1896
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 29 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 33 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Zachariah George D-MS voted yes
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC voted yes
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND voted yes
- David Bennett Hill D-NY voted yes
- James Donald Cameron R-PA voted yes
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC voted yes
- Arthur Brown R-UT voted yes
- Frank Jenne Cannon R-UT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Alfred Peffer O-KS
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC
- Marion Butler O-NC
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND
- William Vincent Allen O-NE
- William Morris Stewart O-NV
- David Bennett Hill D-NY
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- Arthur Brown R-UT
- Frank Jenne Cannon R-UT
How each senator voted: No
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Stephen Mallory White D-CA
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- George Gray D-DE
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- John Henry Gear R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Fred Thomas Dubois R-ID
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- John McAuley Palmer D-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- David Turpie D-IN
- Lucien Baker R-KS
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- Newton Crain Blanchard 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
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- Lee Mantle R-MT
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- John Mellen Thurston R-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY
- George Wycliffe Mcbride R-OR
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Horace Chilton D-TX
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI
- William Freeman Vilas D-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Richard Rolland Kenney D-DE
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- James Smith Jr. D-NJ
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ
- John Percival Jones O-NV
- Calvin Stewart Brice D-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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