Senate roll call 613 · 40th Congress · Feb 4, 1869
To consider the motion to reconsider the vote by which S. 256, was rejected. (p. 851-3, 852-2)
On Feb 4, 1869, the Senate voted 24–28 (S 256). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 22–22, Democrats 2–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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
- 28
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Feb 4, 1869
By party
- Republicans22 yes · 22 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Democrats2 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Willard Warner R-AL voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted yes
- John Spafford Harris R-LA voted no
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- James Willis Patterson R-NH voted no
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ voted no
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC voted no
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC voted no
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- John Conness R-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Willard Warner R-AL
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- 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
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- 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
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “To consider the motion to reconsider the…: Senate Vote, Feb 4, 1869,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-S-613/to-consider-the-motion-to-reconsider-the-vote-by (accessed 2026-10-17).