Senate roll call 114 · 38th Congress · Mar 22, 1864
To advise and consent to the appointment of henry h. Sibley as brigadier general of volunteers.
On Mar 22, 1864, the Senate voted 22–14. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 11–13, Others 6–1, Democrats 5–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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
- 14
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Mar 22, 1864
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 13 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted yes
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- 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
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
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
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- 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
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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