Senate roll call 37 · 54th Congress · Mar 13, 1896
To consent to the nomination of george h. Newman to be agent for the indians of the colville agency in washington.
On Mar 13, 1896, the Senate voted 28–19. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 23–1, Republicans 3–17, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 4 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
- 28
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 43
- Date
- Mar 13, 1896
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 1 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Republicans3 yes · 17 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Clement Perkins R-CA voted yes
- David Bennett Hill D-NY voted no
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD voted yes
- Arthur Brown R-UT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Stephen Mallory White D-CA
- George Gray D-DE
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- John McAuley Palmer D-IL
- David Turpie D-IN
- William Alfred Peffer O-KS
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Horace Chilton D-TX
- Arthur Brown R-UT
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Fred Thomas Dubois R-ID
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC
- Marion Butler O-NC
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- David Bennett Hill D-NY
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Did not vote
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Richard Rolland Kenney D-DE
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- John Henry Gear R-IA
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Lucien Baker R-KS
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- Newton Crain Blanchard D-LA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Charles Hopper Gibson D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- Lee Mantle R-MT
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND
- John Mellen Thurston R-NE
- William Vincent Allen O-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Smith Jr. D-NJ
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ
- John Percival Jones O-NV
- William Morris Stewart O-NV
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY
- Calvin Stewart Brice D-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Wycliffe Mcbride R-OR
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- Frank Jenne Cannon R-UT
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- William Freeman Vilas D-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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