Senate roll call 230 · 53rd Congress · May 23, 1894
Confirmation of nomination of charles h. J. Taylor as recorder of deeds in the district of columbia. (p. 533-609)
On May 23, 1894, the Senate voted 34–15. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 32–11, Republicans 10–16, Others 4–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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
- 34
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- May 23, 1894
By party
- Democrats32 yes · 11 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 16 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL voted no
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR voted no
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO voted yes
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted yes
- Anthony Higgins R-DE voted yes
- Samuel Pasco D-FL voted no
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD voted no
- Charles Hopper Gibson D-MD voted no
- Eugene Hale R-ME voted yes
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN voted yes
- William Drew Washburn R-MN voted yes
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH voted yes
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ voted no
- David Bennett Hill D-NY voted no
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY voted no
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR voted yes
- James Donald Cameron R-PA voted yes
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC voted no
- Eppa Hunton D-VA voted no
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- Stephen Mallory White D-CA
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- Anthony Higgins R-DE
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- Patrick Walsh D-GA
- John McAuley Palmer D-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- David Turpie D-IN
- John Martin D-KS
- William Alfred Peffer O-KS
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- Newton Crain Blanchard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- William Drew Washburn R-MN
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Anselm Joseph Mclaurin D-MS
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Matt Whitaker Ransom D-NC
- Thomas Jordan Jarvis D-NC
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND
- William Vincent Allen O-NE
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- James Smith Jr. D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart O-NV
- Calvin Stewart Brice D-OH
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Matthew Calbraith Butler D-SC
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Richard Coke D-TX
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI
- William Freeman Vilas D-WI
- Johnson Newlon Camden D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Fred Thomas Dubois R-ID
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Charles Hopper Gibson D-MD
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- Charles Frederick Manderson R-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- John Rhoderic Mcpherson D-NJ
- David Bennett Hill D-NY
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY
- Joseph Norton Dolph R-OR
- Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- Eppa Hunton D-VA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
Did not vote
- Leland Stanford R-CA
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- George Gray D-DE
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- James Falconer Wilson R-IA
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Edward Douglass White D-LA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Francis Brown Stockbridge R-MI
- John Patton Jr. R-MI
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- Lee Mantle R-MT
- Thomas Charles Power R-MT
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC
- Zebulon Baird Vance D-NC
- John Percival Jones R-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Joseph Maull Carey R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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