Senate roll call 137 · 38th Congress · Apr 12, 1864
To amend H. R. 151, by proposing to return the United States naval academy to the naval academy grounds in anapolis, maryland, before the commencement of the ac
On Apr 12, 1864, the Senate voted 20–17 (HR 151). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 12–15, Democrats 4–2, Others 4–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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
- 20
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Apr 12, 1864
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 15 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- William Wright D-NJ voted no
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted no
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted yes
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H. R. 151, by proposing to return…: Senate Vote, Apr 12, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-137/to-amend-h-r-151-by-proposing-to-return (accessed 2026-10-16).