Senate roll call 259 · 40th Congress · Apr 2, 1868
Shall press copies of telegrams signed by lewis parsons and andrew johnson be admitted over the objections of counsel for the defense? (p. 92-1)
On Apr 2, 1868, the Senate voted 27–17. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 27–12, Democrats 0–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- 27
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Apr 2, 1868
By party
- Republicans27 yes · 12 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 5 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted no
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- George Vickers D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle 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
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Guthrie D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “Shall press copies of telegrams signed by…: Senate Vote, Apr 2, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-S-259/shall-press-copies-of-telegrams-signed-by-lewis-parsons (accessed 2026-10-17).