Senate roll call 5 · 54th Congress · Dec 24, 1895
To refer to the committee on military affairs, S. 1179 (29 stat 84, 3/31/96), a bill repealing section 1218 of the revised statutes as amended of chapter 46 of
On Dec 24, 1895, the Senate voted 8–30 (S 1179). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 4–18, Democrats 5–12, Others 0–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 9 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
- 8
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 46
- Date
- Dec 24, 1895
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 12 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 18 no · 22 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 5 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO voted yes
- George Gray D-DE voted yes
- Samuel Pasco D-FL voted yes
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA voted yes
- William Pierce Frye R-ME voted yes
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO voted yes
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- George Gray D-DE
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- John Sherman R-OH
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Stephen Mallory White D-CA
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- John Henry Gear R-IA
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Lucien Baker R-KS
- William Alfred Peffer O-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC
- Marion Butler O-NC
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND
- William Vincent Allen O-NE
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- John Percival Jones O-NV
- William Morris Stewart O-NV
- David Bennett Hill D-NY
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY
- Calvin Stewart Brice D-OH
- George Wycliffe Mcbride R-OR
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Did not vote
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Richard Rolland Kenney D-DE
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Fred Thomas Dubois R-ID
- John McAuley Palmer D-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- David Turpie D-IN
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- Newton Crain Blanchard D-LA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Charles Hopper Gibson D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- James Zachariah George 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
- James Smith Jr. D-NJ
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- Horace Chilton D-TX
- Arthur Brown R-UT
- Frank Jenne Cannon R-UT
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA
- John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI
- William Freeman Vilas D-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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