Senate roll call 56 · 54th Congress · Apr 22, 1896
To amend H. R. 6249, by prohibiting the use of any money appropriated by this bill for the education of indian children in sectarian schools, authorizing the se
On Apr 22, 1896, the Senate voted 38–24 (HR 6249). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 11–23, Democrats 28–2, Others 2–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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
- 38
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Apr 22, 1896
By party
- Democrats28 yes · 2 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 23 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted yes
- Wilkinson Call D-FL voted no
- James Mcmillan R-MI voted yes
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted yes
- James Zachariah George D-MS voted no
- Lee Mantle R-MT voted yes
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT voted yes
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND voted yes
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH voted yes
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD voted yes
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- Stephen Mallory White D-CA
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- George Gray D-DE
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- John McAuley Palmer D-IL
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- David Turpie D-IN
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Charles Hopper Gibson D-MD
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- Lee Mantle R-MT
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND
- William Vincent Allen O-NE
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- James Smith Jr. D-NJ
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ
- David Bennett Hill D-NY
- Calvin Stewart Brice D-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Horace Chilton D-TX
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI
- William Freeman Vilas D-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- John Henry Gear R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Fred Thomas Dubois R-ID
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- William Alfred Peffer O-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Morris Stewart O-NV
- George Wycliffe Mcbride R-OR
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- Arthur Brown R-UT
- Frank Jenne Cannon R-UT
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- Richard Rolland Kenney D-DE
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Lucien Baker R-KS
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Newton Crain Blanchard D-LA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Marion Butler O-NC
- John Mellen Thurston R-NE
- John Percival Jones O-NV
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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