Senate roll call 476 · 39th Congress · Mar 1, 1867
To amend H. R. 1161, by placing sewing machines on the free list. (p. 1931-3)
On Mar 1, 1867, the Senate voted 17–22 (HR 1161). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–18, Democrats 4–2, Others 1–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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
- 17
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Mar 1, 1867
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 18 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- Richard Yates R-IL voted yes
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted yes
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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