Senate roll call 38 · 40th Congress · Mar 25, 1867
To amend H.J.RES. 28 (15 stat l 10), providing for the increase of force in the patent office. The amendment provides that the appointments to patent office wi
On Mar 25, 1867, the Senate voted 18–18 (HJR 28). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–16, Democrats 2–2. 16 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
- 18
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 33
- Date
- Mar 25, 1867
By party
- Republicans16 yes · 16 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Democrats2 yes · 2 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Cornelius Cole R-CA voted no
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
- John Milton Thayer R-NE voted no
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE voted no
- James Willis Patterson R-NH voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR voted no
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV voted no
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- 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
- John Conness R-CA
- 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
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.J.RES. 28 (15 stat l 10)…: Senate Vote, Mar 25, 1867,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-S-38/to-amend-h-j-res-28-15-stat-l (accessed 2026-10-17).