Senate roll call 678 · 40th Congress · Feb 22, 1869
To concur in a house amendment to S. 440, a bill to provide for a national currency by a pledge of U.S. Bonds, which house amendment calls for the revising and
On Feb 22, 1869, the Senate voted 26–27 (S 440). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 23–24, Democrats 3–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 26
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Feb 22, 1869
By party
- Republicans23 yes · 24 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Democrats3 yes · 3 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Willard Warner R-AL voted yes
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR voted yes
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL voted yes
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL voted yes
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN voted yes
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA voted yes
- George Vickers D-MD voted no
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted yes
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO voted yes
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC voted yes
- John Milton Thayer R-NE voted yes
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted no
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC voted yes
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC voted yes
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Guthrie D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- William Sprague R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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