TO AMEND H.R. 634 BY MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE EMANCIPATION BY 1865, AND BY APPROPRIATING A LESSER SUM FOR GRADUAL EMANCIPATION IN 1876. (p. 622-2)

On Jan 30, 1863, the Senate voted 16–21 (HR 634). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–11, Democrats 0–5, Others 0–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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: 16
No: 21
Did not vote: 36
Date: Jan 30, 1863

By party

Democrats0 yes · 5 no · 24 didn’t vote
Republicans16 yes · 11 no · 9 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 5 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
James Henry Lane R-KS voted no
Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
Ira Harris R-NY voted no
David Wilmot R-PA voted no
Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
Samuel Greene Arnold R-RI voted no
Solomon Foot R-VT voted no
James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “TO AMEND H.R. 634 BY MAKING APPROPRIATIONS…: Senate Vote, Jan 30, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-S-621/to-amend-h-r-634-by-making-appropriations-for (accessed 2026-10-15).