Senate roll call 113 · 38th Congress · Mar 22, 1864
To advise and consent to the nomination of a. Mcdonald lyon as paymaster in the army, with the rank of major.
On Mar 22, 1864, the Senate voted 6–32. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 6–20, Others 0–7, Democrats 0–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 6 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
- 6
- No
- 32
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Mar 22, 1864
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 5 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 20 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 7 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- William Sprague R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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