Senate roll call 368 · 40th Congress · May 29, 1868
To agree to the preamble to resolution regarding the appointment of john m. Schofield as secretary of war which reads, "whereas on the 22 day of april 1868, the
On May 29, 1868, the Senate voted 28–13. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 28–7, Democrats 0–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 7 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
- 28
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- May 29, 1868
By party
- Republicans28 yes · 7 no · 22 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 6 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted no
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN 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
- James Harlan R-IA
- 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
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- 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
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- 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
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- 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
- 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 Wilson Grimes R-IA
- 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 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
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to the preamble to resolution…: Senate Vote, May 29, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-S-368/to-agree-to-the-preamble-to-resolution-regarding-the (accessed 2026-10-17).