Senate roll call 191 · 54th Congress · Mar 1, 1897
To amend H. R. 10336 (29 stat 648, 3/3/97), the 1897 naval appropriation bill, by providing that in the event that the secretary of the navy is unable to purcha
On Mar 1, 1897, the Senate voted 26–30 (HR 10336). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–17, Democrats 10–13, Others 4–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 22 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
- 26
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 34
- Date
- Mar 1, 1897
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 13 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 17 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Henderson Berry D-AR voted yes
- George Clement Perkins R-CA voted yes
- Stephen Mallory White D-CA voted yes
- George Gray D-DE voted yes
- Fred Thomas Dubois R-ID voted yes
- William Lindsay D-KY voted yes
- Newton Crain Blanchard D-LA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI voted yes
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted yes
- John Mellen Thurston R-NE voted yes
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted yes
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH voted yes
- James Smith Jr. D-NJ voted yes
- David Bennett Hill D-NY voted yes
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC voted yes
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD voted yes
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX voted yes
- Arthur Brown R-UT voted yes
- Frank Jenne Cannon R-UT voted yes
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA voted yes
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Stephen Mallory White D-CA
- George Gray D-DE
- Fred Thomas Dubois R-ID
- William Alfred Peffer O-KS
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Newton Crain Blanchard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Marion Butler O-NC
- John Mellen Thurston R-NE
- William Vincent Allen O-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- James Smith Jr. D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart O-NV
- David Bennett Hill D-NY
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- Arthur Brown R-UT
- Frank Jenne Cannon R-UT
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- Richard Rolland Kenney D-DE
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- John McAuley Palmer D-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Charles Hopper Gibson D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY
- Calvin Stewart Brice D-OH
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Horace Chilton D-TX
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV
Did not vote
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- John Henry Gear R-IA
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- David Turpie D-IN
- Lucien Baker R-KS
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Lee Mantle R-MT
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- John Percival Jones O-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Wycliffe Mcbride R-OR
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA
- William Freeman Vilas D-WI
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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