Senate roll call 558 · 40th Congress · Jul 27, 1868
To table the nomination of alexander cummings to be commissioner of internal revenue.
On Jul 27, 1868, the Senate voted 21–29. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 21–24, Democrats 0–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 21 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
- 21
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Jul 27, 1868
By party
- Republicans21 yes · 24 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 5 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL voted yes
- Willard Warner R-AL voted yes
- Cornelius Cole R-CA voted yes
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted yes
- John Spafford Harris R-LA voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO voted yes
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC voted yes
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted yes
- James Willis Patterson R-NH voted yes
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV voted yes
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- John Conness R-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- 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
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- George Vickers D-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Pool R-NC
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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