Senate roll call 185 · 38th Congress · Apr 30, 1864
To go into executive session, motion made during consideration of H. R. 395.
On Apr 30, 1864, the Senate voted 18–17. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 10–14, Others 4–2, Democrats 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
- 17
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Apr 30, 1864
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 1 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 14 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted yes
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted yes
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- 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
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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