Senate roll call 121 · 53rd Congress · Apr 4, 1894
To amend a bill to more effectually supress gambling in the district of columbia by providing that race meetings at certain race tracks in the district of colum
On Apr 4, 1894, the Senate voted 24–21 (S 1680). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 8–17, Republicans 15–4, Others 3–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- 24
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 48
- Date
- Apr 4, 1894
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 17 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 4 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- James Henderson Berry D-AR voted yes
- Samuel Pasco D-FL voted yes
- James Mcmillan R-MI voted no
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN voted no
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO voted yes
- James Zachariah George D-MS voted yes
- Thomas Charles Power R-MT voted no
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND voted yes
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE voted no
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ voted yes
- Richard Coke D-TX voted yes
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- William Alfred Peffer O-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND
- William Vincent Allen O-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- Richard Coke D-TX
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- Joseph Maull Carey R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- John Martin D-KS
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- Newton Crain Blanchard D-LA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Charles Hopper Gibson D-MD
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Thomas Charles Power R-MT
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- William Morris Stewart O-NV
- Calvin Stewart Brice D-OH
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Eppa Hunton D-VA
- John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI
- Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV
Did not vote
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- Leland Stanford R-CA
- Stephen Mallory White D-CA
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Anthony Higgins R-DE
- George Gray D-DE
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- Patrick Walsh D-GA
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Fred Thomas Dubois R-ID
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- John McAuley Palmer D-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- David Turpie D-IN
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- Edward Douglass White D-LA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Francis Brown Stockbridge R-MI
- John Patton Jr. R-MI
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- William Drew Washburn R-MN
- Anselm Joseph Mclaurin D-MS
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- Lee Mantle R-MT
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC
- Thomas Jordan Jarvis D-NC
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- James Smith Jr. D-NJ
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- David Bennett Hill D-NY
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- William Freeman Vilas D-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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