Senate roll call 118 · 53rd Congress · Mar 29, 1894
To amend S. 341, by providing that nothing herein contained shall be construed as directing the court to give any effect to any evidence other than the court TH
On Mar 29, 1894, the Senate voted 13–30 (S 341). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–13, Republicans 5–16, Others 1–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 15 members voted against their own party.
During the 53rd Congress (1893–1894), Grover Cleveland was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 49
- Date
- Mar 29, 1894
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 13 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 16 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Henderson Berry D-AR voted yes
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted yes
- Samuel Pasco D-FL voted yes
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY voted yes
- Donelson Caffery D-LA voted yes
- William Pierce Frye R-ME voted yes
- James Mcmillan R-MI voted yes
- George Graham Vest D-MO voted yes
- James Zachariah George D-MS voted yes
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR voted yes
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA voted yes
- Isham Green Harris D-TN voted yes
- Richard Coke D-TX voted yes
- William Freeman Vilas D-WI voted yes
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- William Morris Stewart O-NV
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- Richard Coke D-TX
- William Freeman Vilas D-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Fred Thomas Dubois R-ID
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- David Turpie D-IN
- John Martin D-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Charles Hopper Gibson D-MD
- Francis Brown Stockbridge R-MI
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- William Drew Washburn R-MN
- Thomas Charles Power R-MT
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- William Vincent Allen O-NE
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY
- Calvin Stewart Brice D-OH
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- Eppa Hunton D-VA
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI
Did not vote
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Leland Stanford R-CA
- Stephen Mallory White D-CA
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Anthony Higgins R-DE
- George Gray D-DE
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- Patrick Walsh D-GA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- John McAuley Palmer D-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- William Alfred Peffer O-KS
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Edward Douglass White D-LA
- Newton Crain Blanchard D-LA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- John Patton Jr. R-MI
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- Anselm Joseph Mclaurin D-MS
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- Lee Mantle R-MT
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Thomas Jordan Jarvis D-NC
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Smith Jr. D-NJ
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- David Bennett Hill D-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA
- Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Joseph Maull Carey R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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