Senate roll call 276 · 40th Congress · Apr 10, 1868
Is a certain question asked of defense witness lorenze thomas admissible over an objection? The question asks witness to relate a conversation between himself
On Apr 10, 1868, the Senate voted 42–10. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 34–10, Democrats 8–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 10 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
- 42
- No
- 10
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Apr 10, 1868
By party
- Republicans34 yes · 10 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Democrats8 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO voted no
- John Milton Thayer R-NE voted no
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- George Vickers D-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Simon Cameron R-PA
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
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Guthrie D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- 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
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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