Senate roll call 140 · 50th Congress · Jul 24, 1888
To amend H. R. 10556, by eliminating appropriation for the construction of one armored cruiser of about 7,500 tons to exclusive of armaments, not more than $3,5
On Jul 24, 1888, the Senate voted 37–11 (HR 10556). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 20–6, Democrats 20–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 50th Congress (1887–1888), Grover Cleveland was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Yes
- 37
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Jul 24, 1888
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 5 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 6 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted no
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO voted no
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted no
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted no
- Samuel Pasco D-FL voted no
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA voted no
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN voted no
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
- William Maxwell Evarts R-NY voted no
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC voted no
- John Henninger Reagan D-TX voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- Eli Saulsbury D-DE
- George Gray D-DE
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Charles Benjamin Farwell R-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- David Turpie D-IN
- John James Ingalls R-KS
- Preston B. Plumb R-KS
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Francis Brown Stockbridge R-MI
- Thomas Witherell Palmer R-MI
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- Henry William Blair R-NH
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- Henry B. Payne D-OH
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Wade Hampton D-SC
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Richard Coke D-TX
- John Coit Spooner R-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
- John Edward Kenna D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- William Maxwell Evarts R-NY
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- John Henninger Reagan D-TX
Did not vote
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- George Hearst D-CA
- Leland Stanford R-CA
- Thomas Mead Bowen R-CO
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- James Biddle Eustis D-LA
- Ephraim King Wilson D-MD
- Dwight May Sabin R-MN
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- Algernon Sidney Paddock R-NE
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- Rufus Blodgett D-NJ
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- Frank Hiscock R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Jonathan Chace R-RI
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- Harrison Holt Riddleberger R-VA
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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