Senate roll call 591 · 40th Congress · Jan 27, 1869
To postpone S. 256 and to proceed with the consideration of the bill S. 793 relating to the public debt and currency. (p. 625-1)
On Jan 27, 1869, the Senate voted 32–26 (S 256). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 28–23, Democrats 4–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 26 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
- 32
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Jan 27, 1869
By party
- Republicans28 yes · 23 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Democrats4 yes · 3 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR voted no
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT voted no
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- George Vickers D-MD voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO voted no
- John Milton Thayer R-NE voted no
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted no
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted no
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC voted no
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- George Vickers D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- William Sprague R-RI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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