Senate roll call 693 · 40th Congress · Feb 27, 1869
To pass H.R. 1744. (p. 1678-1)
On Feb 27, 1869, the Senate voted 30–16 (HR 1744). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 32–14, Democrats 0–4. 14 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
- 30
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Feb 27, 1869
By party
- Republicans32 yes · 14 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 4 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL voted no
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR voted no
- Cornelius Cole R-CA voted no
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL voted no
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL voted no
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN voted no
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA voted no
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- 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
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- 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
- George Vickers D-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Pool R-NC
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To pass H.R. 1744. (p. 1678-1): Senate Vote, Feb 27, 1869,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-S-693/to-pass-h-r-1744-p-1678-1 (accessed 2026-10-17).