Senate roll call 49 · 41st Congress · Apr 9, 1869
To consent to the nomination of james m ashley as governor of the territory of montana. (p. 120)
On Apr 9, 1869, the Senate voted 23–22. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 23–16, Democrats 0–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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
- 23
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 35
- Date
- Apr 9, 1869
By party
- Republicans23 yes · 16 no · 28 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 6 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR voted no
- William Alfred Buckingham R-CT voted no
- Daniel Darwin Pratt R-IN voted no
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
- John Spafford Harris R-LA voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
- John Scott R-PA voted no
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC voted no
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted no
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
- Matthew Hale Carpenter R-WI voted no
- Arthur Inghram Boreman R-WV voted no
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- Abijah Gilbert R-FL
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
How each senator voted: No
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- Eugene Casserly D-CA
- William Alfred Buckingham R-CT
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE
- Daniel Darwin Pratt R-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Daniel Sheldon Norton D-MN
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Allen Granberry Thurman D-OH
- John Scott R-PA
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Matthew Hale Carpenter R-WI
- Arthur Inghram Boreman R-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Homer Virgil Milton Miller D-GA
- Joshua Hill R-GA
- James Bruen Howell R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- George Vickers D-MD
- William Thomas Hamilton D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Ozora Pierson Stearns R-MN
- William Windom R-MN
- Carl Schurz R-MO
- Daniel Tarbox Jewett R-MO
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. D-MO
- Adelbert Ames R-MS
- Hiram Rhodes Revels R-MS
- John Pool R-NC
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- William Sprague R-RI
- 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
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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