Senate roll call 117 · 38th Congress · Mar 31, 1864
To amend H. R. 15 by granting all male citizens and those declared intentions to become citizens of the United States the privilege of elective franchise at fir
On Mar 31, 1864, the Senate voted 22–17 (HR 15). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 21–5, Others 1–6, Democrats 0–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 5 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
- 17
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Mar 31, 1864
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 6 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 5 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 6 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- 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
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- John Sherman 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
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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