Senate roll call 148 · 54th Congress · Feb 4, 1897
To proceed to further consideration of the conference report on H. R. 7864, the proposed restriction of immigration bill, amending the immigration laws of the u
On Feb 4, 1897, the Senate voted 35–13 (HR 7864). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 29–0, Democrats 8–12, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 54th Congress (1895–1896), Grover Cleveland was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 35
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 38
- Date
- Feb 4, 1897
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 12 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans29 yes · 0 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Henderson Berry D-AR voted yes
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS voted yes
- Calvin Stewart Brice D-OH voted yes
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC voted yes
- Horace Chilton D-TX voted yes
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA voted yes
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA voted yes
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- John Henry Gear R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Lucien Baker R-KS
- William Alfred Peffer O-KS
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- Lee Mantle R-MT
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- John Mellen Thurston R-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart O-NV
- Calvin Stewart Brice D-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Wycliffe Mcbride R-OR
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- Horace Chilton D-TX
- Frank Jenne Cannon R-UT
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- Stephen Mallory White D-CA
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Charles Hopper Gibson D-MD
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND
- William Vincent Allen O-NE
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI
- William Freeman Vilas D-WI
Did not vote
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- George Gray D-DE
- Richard Rolland Kenney D-DE
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- Fred Thomas Dubois R-ID
- John McAuley Palmer D-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- David Turpie D-IN
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Newton Crain Blanchard D-LA
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC
- Marion Butler O-NC
- James Smith Jr. D-NJ
- John Percival Jones O-NV
- David Bennett Hill D-NY
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Arthur Brown R-UT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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