Senate roll call 49 · 40th Congress · Mar 28, 1867
To proceed to executive business, motion made during discussion of H.J.RES. 41, a bill providing for the necessary surveys for a ship canal around the falls of
On Mar 28, 1867, the Senate voted 17–18 (HJR 41). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–17, Democrats 1–1. 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
- 17
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 34
- Date
- Mar 28, 1867
By party
- Republicans16 yes · 17 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Democrats1 yes · 1 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE voted yes
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted yes
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ voted yes
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted yes
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted yes
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- 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
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- George Vickers D-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Other votes
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