Senate roll call 162 · 38th Congress · Apr 22, 1864
To amend an amendment to H. R. 308, (13 stat. L. 144), a bill establishing a bureau of military justice, by reducing the compensation of the judge advocate gene
On Apr 22, 1864, the Senate voted 22–19 (HR 308). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 10–17, Democrats 6–1, Others 6–1. 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
- 22
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Apr 22, 1864
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 17 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted yes
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- 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
- James Harlan R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend an amendment to H. R. 308, (13…: Senate Vote, Apr 22, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-162/to-amend-an-amendment-to-h-r-308-13 (accessed 2026-10-17).