Senate roll call 397 · 43rd Congress · Mar 2, 1875
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On Mar 2, 1875, the Senate voted 36–17 (HR 4729). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 22–10, Democrats 8–7, Others 6–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 17 members voted against their own party.
During the 43rd Congress (1873–1874), Ulysses S. Grant was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 36
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Mar 2, 1875
By party
- Republicans22 yes · 10 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Democrats8 yes · 7 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Sharpenstein Hager D-CA voted no
- William Wallace Eaton D-CT voted no
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE voted no
- Abijah Gilbert R-FL voted no
- Simon Barclay Conover R-FL voted no
- George Robertson Dennis D-MD voted no
- Henry Roberts Pease R-MS voted no
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC voted no
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted no
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ voted no
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
- James Kerr Kelly D-OR voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- John James Patterson R-SC voted no
- James Winright Flanagan R-TX voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Goldthwaite D-AL
- Powell Clayton R-AR
- Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry O-CT
- Thomas Manson Norwood D-GA
- George Grover Wright R-IA
- Richard James Oglesby R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- James Madison Harvey R-KS
- John James Ingalls R-KS
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- Joseph Rodman West R-LA
- George Sewel Boutwell R-MA
- William Barrett Washburn R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Windom R-MN
- Carl Schurz O-MO
- Lewis Vital Bogy D-MO
- Augustus Summerfield Merrimon D-NC
- Thomas Weston Tipton O-NE
- Bainbridge Wadleigh R-NH
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Reuben Eaton Fenton O-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- John Scott R-PA
- William Sprague O-RI
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
- Henry Cooper D-TN
- Morgan Calvin Hamilton O-TX
- John Warfield Johnston D-VA
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Arthur Inghram Boreman R-WV
- Henry Gassaway Davis D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Sharpenstein Hager D-CA
- William Wallace Eaton D-CT
- Thomas Francis Bayard Sr. D-DE
- Abijah Gilbert R-FL
- Simon Barclay Conover R-FL
- George Robertson Dennis D-MD
- Henry Roberts Pease R-MS
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- James Kerr Kelly D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- John James Patterson R-SC
- James Winright Flanagan R-TX
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Stephen Wallace Dorsey R-AR
- Eugene Casserly D-CA
- William Alfred Buckingham R-CT
- Eli Saulsbury D-DE
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- Daniel Darwin Pratt R-IN
- Alexander Caldwell R-KS
- Robert Crozier R-KS
- John White Stevenson D-KY
- Charles Sumner O-MA
- William Thomas Hamilton D-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin R-ME
- Thomas White Ferry R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Adelbert Ames R-MS
- James Lusk Alcorn R-MS
- Phineas Warren Hitchcock R-NE
- Allen Granberry Thurman D-OH
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Gannaway Brownlow R-TN
- John Francis Lewis R-VA
- Matthew Hale Carpenter R-WI
Other votes
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