Senate roll call 577 · 40th Congress · Jan 19, 1869
To amend H.R. 1460 so as to impose a duty on haircloth at 4 cents per SQ. Yd. And on hair cloth known as crinoline cloth or padding or similar goods, 45% ad val
On Jan 19, 1869, the Senate voted 17–30 (HR 1460). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 15–27, Democrats 2–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 17 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
- 30
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Jan 19, 1869
By party
- Republicans15 yes · 27 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Democrats2 yes · 3 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Willard Warner R-AL voted yes
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- George Vickers D-MD voted yes
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD voted yes
- John Pool R-NC voted yes
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC voted yes
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted yes
- James Willis Patterson R-NH voted yes
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC voted yes
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted yes
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Willard Warner R-AL
- James Dixon R-CT
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Guthrie D-KY
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 1460 so as to impose a duty on…: Senate Vote, Jan 19…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-S-577/to-amend-h-r-1460-so-as-to-impose (accessed 2026-10-17).