Senate roll call 540 · 37th Congress · Jul 16, 1862
To consent to the appointment of henry connelly of new mexico to be governor of the territory of new mexico.
On Jul 16, 1862, the Senate voted 29–7. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 23–6, Democrats 4–0, Others 2–1. 6 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
- 29
- No
- 7
- Did not vote
- 37
- Date
- Jul 16, 1862
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 0 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Republicans23 yes · 6 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
- Preston King R-NY voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Orville Hickman Browning R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Stark D-OR
- David Wilmot R-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Joseph Albert Wright O-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Preston King R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- Charles Burton Mitchel D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Milton Slocum Latham D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- David Turpie D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- John Cabell Breckinridge D-KY
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Kinsley Scott Bingham R-MI
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Waldo Porter Johnson D-MO
- Thomas Bragg D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- James Walter Wall D-NJ
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Richard Stockton Field R-NJ
- Salmon Portland Chase R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Edward Dickinson Baker R-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- 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
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To consent to the appointment of henry…: Senate Vote, Jul 16, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-S-540/to-consent-to-the-appointment-of-henry-connelly-of (accessed 2026-10-17).