To postpone until the next day further consideration of the nomination of david j. Brewer, to be associate justice of the supreme court. (JP.238)

On Dec 18, 1889, the Senate voted 25–45. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 17–27, Democrats 8–18. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 25 members voted against their own party.

During the 51st Congress (1889–1890), Benjamin Harrison was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 25
No: 45
Did not vote: 21
Date: Dec 18, 1889

By party

Democrats8 yes · 18 no · 12 didn’t vote
Republicans17 yes · 27 no · 9 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Henderson Berry D-AR voted yes
Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted yes
Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA voted yes
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted yes
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted yes
Eugene Hale R-ME voted yes
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted yes
James Zachariah George D-MS voted yes
Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC voted yes
Lyman Rufus Casey R-ND voted yes
Henry William Blair R-NH voted yes
William Eaton Chandler R-NH voted yes
John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ voted yes
William Maxwell Evarts R-NY voted yes
John Sherman R-OH voted yes
Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted yes
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI voted yes
Gideon Curtis Moody R-SD voted yes
Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD voted yes
Isham Green Harris D-TN voted yes
John Henninger Reagan D-TX voted yes
Richard Coke D-TX voted yes
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted yes
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted yes
Philetus Sawyer R-WI voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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