Senate roll call 10 · 38th Congress · Mar 11, 1863
To advise and consent to the appointment of cassius m. Clay to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to russia, in the place
On Mar 11, 1863, the Senate voted 22–13. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 16–8, Others 4–2, Democrats 2–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 38th Congress (1863–1864), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 22
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Mar 11, 1863
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 3 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 8 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA voted yes
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- William Wright D-NJ voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- William Sprague R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Did not vote
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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