Senate roll call 543 · 40th Congress · Jul 25, 1868
To consent to the nomination of james mair as collector of internal revenue for the collection district of montana territory.
On Jul 25, 1868, the Senate voted 19–18. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 16–18, Democrats 3–0. 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
- 19
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 32
- Date
- Jul 25, 1868
By party
- Republicans16 yes · 18 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Democrats3 yes · 0 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR voted yes
- Cornelius Cole R-CA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted yes
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC voted yes
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE voted yes
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- John Conness R-CA
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Willard Warner R-AL
- 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
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- George Vickers D-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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