Senate roll call 127 · 38th Congress · Apr 5, 1864
To postpone until tomorrow further consideration of S. J. RES. 16, and to proceed to consideration H. R. 151, a bill making appropriations for the naval service
On Apr 5, 1864, the Senate voted 18–21 (SJR 16). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 10–19, Democrats 4–1, Others 4–1. 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
- 18
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Apr 5, 1864
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 1 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 19 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR voted no
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted yes
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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