Senate roll call 372 · 39th Congress · Jan 31, 1867
To amend H. R. 718 by reducing the duty on tea from twenty five to fifteen cents per pound. (p. 920-2)
On Jan 31, 1867, the Senate voted 15–24 (HR 718). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 10–21, Democrats 3–2, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 39th Congress (1865–1866), Andrew Johnson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 15
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Jan 31, 1867
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 2 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 21 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA voted no
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Richard Yates R-IL voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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