Senate roll call 204 · 40th Congress · Mar 9, 1868
To amend H.R. 718 by proposing to curtail the contingent expenses of the diplomatic missions from $50,000 to $20,000. (p. 1755-1)
On Mar 9, 1868, the Senate voted 24–17 (HR 718). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 22–12, Democrats 2–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 members voted against their own party.
During the 40th Congress (1867–1868), Andrew Johnson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Mar 9, 1868
By party
- Republicans22 yes · 12 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Democrats2 yes · 5 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV voted no
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- George Vickers D-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- James Guthrie D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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