Senate roll call 146 · 51st Congress · May 29, 1890
To amend S. 398, by providing for the taxation of all imported liquors according to the taxing powers of the state or territory affected, except original packag
On May 29, 1890, the Senate voted 23–18 (S 398). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 14–15, Democrats 14–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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
- 23
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 42
- Date
- May 29, 1890
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 6 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 15 no · 24 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO voted yes
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO voted yes
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted yes
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted yes
- Francis Brown Stockbridge R-MI voted yes
- James Mcmillan R-MI voted yes
- William Drew Washburn R-MN voted yes
- George Graham Vest D-MO voted no
- James Zachariah George D-MS voted no
- Rufus Blodgett D-NJ voted no
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted yes
- Frank Hiscock R-NY voted yes
- William Maxwell Evarts R-NY voted yes
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR voted yes
- William Brimage Bate D-TN voted no
- John Henninger Reagan D-TX voted no
- Richard Coke D-TX voted no
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA voted yes
- John Coit Spooner R-WI voted yes
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- George Gray D-DE
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- Randall Lee Gibson D-LA
- Francis Brown Stockbridge R-MI
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- William Drew Washburn R-MN
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Frank Hiscock R-NY
- William Maxwell Evarts R-NY
- Henry B. Payne D-OH
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- John Coit Spooner R-WI
- Philetus Sawyer R-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- John James Ingalls R-KS
- Preston B. Plumb R-KS
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Thomas Charles Power R-MT
- Henry William Blair R-NH
- Rufus Blodgett D-NJ
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- Gideon Curtis Moody R-SD
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- John Henninger Reagan D-TX
- Richard Coke D-TX
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- John Beard Allen R-WA
Did not vote
- George Hearst D-CA
- Leland Stanford R-CA
- Anthony Higgins R-DE
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Joseph Emerson Brown D-GA
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- William John Mcconnell R-ID
- Charles Benjamin Farwell R-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- David Turpie D-IN
- James Burnie Beck D-KY
- John Griffin Carlisle D-KY
- James Biddle Eustis D-LA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Ephraim King Wilson D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- Wilbur Fiske Sanders R-MT
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- Gilbert Ashville Pierce R-ND
- Lyman Rufus Casey R-ND
- Algernon Sidney Paddock R-NE
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- Gilman Marston R-NH
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Jonathan Chace R-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- Wade Hampton D-SC
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- John Strode Barbour Jr. D-VA
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- John Edward Kenna D-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- Joseph Maull Carey R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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