Senate roll call 193 · 38th Congress · May 4, 1864
To agree to the conference on H. R. 308 said report requesting the Senate to recede from their amendments.
On May 4, 1864, the Senate voted 17–20 (HR 308). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–10, Others 0–6, Democrats 1–4. 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
- 17
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- May 4, 1864
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 4 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 10 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY voted yes
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- 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
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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