Senate roll call 536 · 40th Congress · Jul 24, 1868
To amend S. 575, dealing with the claim of joseph segar, by providing for the receiving of his lands and his timber appropriated therefrom by the military force
On Jul 24, 1868, the Senate voted 24–20 (S 575). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 22–17, Democrats 2–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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
- 24
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Jul 24, 1868
By party
- Republicans22 yes · 17 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Democrats2 yes · 3 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO voted no
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted no
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC voted no
- John Milton Thayer R-NE voted no
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ voted no
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR voted no
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- John Conness R-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- George Vickers D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Alexander Mcdonald 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
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Pool R-NC
- William Sprague R-RI
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
Other votes
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