Senate roll call 336 · 41st Congress · Jun 1, 1870
To postpone H. R. 986 in order to proceed with S. 387, the judicial circuit bill. (p. 3975-1)
On Jun 1, 1870, the Senate voted 41–19 (HR 986). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 38–15, Democrats 3–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 members voted against their own party.
During the 41st Congress (1869–1870), Ulysses S. Grant was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 41
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Jun 1, 1870
By party
- Republicans38 yes · 15 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Democrats3 yes · 4 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT voted no
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE voted yes
- James Bruen Howell R-IA voted no
- Daniel Darwin Pratt R-IN voted no
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN voted no
- George Vickers D-MD voted yes
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO voted no
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE voted no
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- John Warfield Johnston D-VA voted yes
- Matthew Hale Carpenter R-WI voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- William Alfred Buckingham R-CT
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- George Vickers D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Carl Schurz R-MO
- Adelbert Ames R-MS
- Hiram Rhodes Revels R-MS
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- John Scott R-PA
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- William Gannaway Brownlow R-TN
- James Winright Flanagan R-TX
- Morgan Calvin Hamilton R-TX
- John Francis Lewis R-VA
- John Warfield Johnston D-VA
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Arthur Inghram Boreman R-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Bruen Howell R-IA
- Daniel Darwin Pratt R-IN
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Matthew Hale Carpenter R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- Eugene Casserly D-CA
- Abijah Gilbert R-FL
- Homer Virgil Milton Miller D-GA
- Joshua Hill R-GA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- William Thomas Hamilton D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton D-MN
- Ozora Pierson Stearns R-MN
- William Windom R-MN
- Daniel Tarbox Jewett R-MO
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. D-MO
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- Allen Granberry Thurman D-OH
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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