Senate roll call 122 · 38th Congress · Apr 1, 1864
To go into executive session.
On Apr 1, 1864, the Senate voted 24–16. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 20–6, Democrats 1–7, Others 3–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 7 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
- 24
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Apr 1, 1864
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 7 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 6 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 3 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted no
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- 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 Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To go into executive session.: Senate Vote, Apr 1, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-122/to-go-into-executive-session (accessed 2026-10-14).