Senate roll call 237 · 49th Congress · Jul 13, 1886
To amend H. R. 7480, by authorizing the secretary of war to permit the deposit of rubbish within lines established by law where harbor lines have not been deter
On Jul 13, 1886, the Senate voted 24–18 (HR 7480). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 15–12, Democrats 10–6. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 18 members voted against their own party.
During the 49th Congress (1885–1886), Grover Cleveland was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 38
- Date
- Jul 13, 1886
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 6 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 12 no · 18 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Henderson Berry D-AR voted no
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO voted no
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted no
- George Gray D-DE voted no
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
- William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
- John James Ingalls R-KS voted no
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
- Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS voted no
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NE voted no
- Henry William Blair R-NH voted no
- John Percival Jones R-NV voted no
- William Maxwell Evarts R-NY voted no
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC voted no
- Isham Green Harris D-TN voted no
- Washington Curran Whitthorne D-TN voted no
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA
- John Alexander Logan R-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Benjamin Harrison R-IN
- James Biddle Eustis D-LA
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Omar Dwight Conger R-MI
- Thomas Witherell Palmer R-MI
- Samuel James Renwick Mcmillan R-MN
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Warner Miller R-NY
- Henry B. Payne D-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- Richard Coke D-TX
- Samuel Bell Maxey D-TX
- John Coit Spooner R-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- George Gray D-DE
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- John James Ingalls R-KS
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NE
- Henry William Blair R-NH
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- William Maxwell Evarts R-NY
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- Washington Curran Whitthorne D-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
Did not vote
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- Abram Pease Williams R-CA
- George Hearst D-CA
- John Franklin Miller R-CA
- Leland Stanford R-CA
- Thomas Mead Bowen R-CO
- Eli Saulsbury D-DE
- Charles William Jones D-FL
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- Charles Benjamin Farwell R-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- Preston B. Plumb R-KS
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Ephraim King Wilson D-MD
- Dwight May Sabin R-MN
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- Austin Franklin Pike R-NH
- Person Colby Cheney R-NH
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ
- James Graham Fair D-NV
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- John Inscho Mitchell R-PA
- Jonathan Chace R-RI
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Wade Hampton D-SC
- Howell Edmunds Jackson D-TN
- Harrison Holt Riddleberger R-VA
- William Mahone R-VA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- John Edward Kenna D-WV
- Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV
Other votes
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