Senate roll call 686 · 40th Congress · Feb 25, 1869
To pass S. 923 to provide for the payment of james kelly, captain of the 34th U.S. Infantry and who was wrongfully dismissed and subsequently restored to duty
On Feb 25, 1869, the Senate voted 22–16 (S 923). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 18–15, Democrats 4–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 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
- 22
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 31
- Date
- Feb 25, 1869
By party
- Republicans18 yes · 15 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Democrats4 yes · 1 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
- James Willis Patterson R-NH voted no
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ voted no
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- George Vickers D-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
Other votes
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