Senate roll call 8 · 54th Congress · Jan 3, 1896
To adjourn, motion made during debate on the resolution restricting the sale of U.S. Bonds at private sale or under private contract, and in case of any sale of
On Jan 3, 1896, the Senate voted 27–26. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 9–23, Democrats 19–1, Others 0–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 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
- 27
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 33
- Date
- Jan 3, 1896
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 1 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 23 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 5 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL voted no
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted yes
- John Henry Gear R-IA voted yes
- William Boyd Allison R-IA voted yes
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted yes
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- Eugene Hale R-ME voted yes
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI voted yes
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- George Gray D-DE
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- John Henry Gear R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Donelson Caffery 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
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND
- David Bennett Hill D-NY
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY
- Calvin Stewart Brice D-OH
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Horace Chilton D-TX
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Fred Thomas Dubois R-ID
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- Lucien Baker R-KS
- William Alfred Peffer O-KS
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Lee Mantle R-MT
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC
- Marion Butler O-NC
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- William Vincent Allen O-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- John Percival Jones O-NV
- George Wycliffe Mcbride R-OR
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- Stephen Mallory White D-CA
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- Richard Rolland Kenney D-DE
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- John McAuley Palmer D-IL
- David Turpie D-IN
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Newton Crain Blanchard D-LA
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- John Mellen Thurston R-NE
- James Smith Jr. D-NJ
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart O-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- Arthur Brown R-UT
- Frank Jenne Cannon R-UT
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA
- William Freeman Vilas D-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
Other votes
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