Senate roll call 87 · 54th Congress · May 21, 1896
To adjourn, motion made during debate on S. 1341, a bill prohibiting the further issuance of interest-bearing bonds without the consent of Congress.
On May 21, 1896, the Senate voted 13–35. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 10–15, Democrats 3–17, Others 0–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 13 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
- 35
- Did not vote
- 40
- Date
- May 21, 1896
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 17 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 15 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 5 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted yes
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted yes
- George Gray D-DE voted yes
- William Boyd Allison R-IA voted yes
- Lucien Baker R-KS voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- Eugene Hale R-ME voted yes
- James Mcmillan R-MI voted yes
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN voted yes
- David Bennett Hill D-NY voted yes
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI voted yes
- Redfield Proctor R-VT voted yes
- William Freeman Vilas D-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- George Gray D-DE
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Lucien Baker R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- David Bennett Hill D-NY
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- William Freeman Vilas D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Lawrence Pugh 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
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- David Turpie D-IN
- William Alfred Peffer O-KS
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC
- Marion Butler O-NC
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND
- John Mellen Thurston R-NE
- William Vincent Allen O-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- William Morris Stewart O-NV
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Horace Chilton D-TX
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- Arthur Brown R-UT
- Frank Jenne Cannon R-UT
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Richard Rolland Kenney D-DE
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- John Henry Gear R-IA
- Fred Thomas Dubois R-ID
- John McAuley Palmer D-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- Newton Crain Blanchard D-LA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Charles Hopper Gibson D-MD
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Lee Mantle R-MT
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- James Smith Jr. D-NJ
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ
- John Percival Jones O-NV
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY
- Calvin Stewart Brice D-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Wycliffe Mcbride R-OR
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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