Senate roll call 483 · 39th Congress · Mar 1, 1867
To amend H. R. 1161 by providing for a reduction of the proposed tax on cotton goods, so as to equalize it with the proposed tax on woolen goods, the reduction
On Mar 1, 1867, the Senate voted 12–23 (HR 1161). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 7–20, Democrats 3–2, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 9 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
- 12
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Mar 1, 1867
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 2 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 20 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD voted no
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH voted yes
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade 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
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- 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
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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