Senate roll call 477 · 40th Congress · Jul 9, 1868
To amend H.R. 1284 by repealing the internal tax on crude and refined oil. (p. 3866-3)
On Jul 9, 1868, the Senate voted 18–16 (HR 1284). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 12–16, Democrats 6–0. 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
- 18
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 35
- Date
- Jul 9, 1868
By party
- Republicans12 yes · 16 no · 29 didn’t vote
- Democrats6 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted yes
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ voted yes
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted yes
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted yes
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV voted yes
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- 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
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- James Guthrie D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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