Senate roll call 267 · 37th Congress · Apr 24, 1862
To amend S. 151 by providing that confiscation shall apply to persons levying war against the U.S. Or adhering to their enemies by giving them aid and comfort.
On Apr 24, 1862, the Senate voted 26–11 (S 151). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 20–7, Others 4–2, Democrats 2–2. 7 members voted against their own party.
During the 37th Congress (1861–1862), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 36
- Date
- Apr 24, 1862
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 2 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 7 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
- Preston King R-NY voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Orville Hickman Browning R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Joseph Albert Wright O-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- Preston King R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Benjamin Stark D-OR
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
Did not vote
- Charles Burton Mitchel D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Milton Slocum Latham D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- David Turpie D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Cabell Breckinridge D-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Kinsley Scott Bingham R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Waldo Porter Johnson D-MO
- Thomas Bragg D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- James Walter Wall D-NJ
- Richard Stockton Field R-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Salmon Portland Chase R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Edward Dickinson Baker R-OR
- David Wilmot R-PA
- Samuel Greene Arnold R-RI
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Hemphill D-TX
- Louis Trezevant Wigfall D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S. 151 by providing that…: Senate Vote, Apr 24, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-S-267/to-amend-s-151-by-providing-that-confiscation-shall (accessed 2026-10-17).