Senate roll call 366 · 40th Congress · May 29, 1868
To amend in nature of a substitute the resolution that Senate advise and consent to the nomination of john m. Schofield to be secretary of war by eliminating TH
On May 29, 1868, the Senate voted 15–22. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 9–22, Democrats 6–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 9 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
- 15
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 32
- Date
- May 29, 1868
By party
- Republicans9 yes · 22 no · 26 didn’t vote
- Democrats6 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted yes
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted yes
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE voted yes
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- George Vickers D-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- 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
- James Dixon R-CT
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- 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
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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