Senate roll call 2 · 38th Congress · Mar 5, 1863
To amend the resolution authorizing the President pro tempore to appoint the standing committees of the Senate and the members of the joint committees for this
On Mar 5, 1863, the Senate voted 14–22. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 7–16, Democrats 4–4, Others 3–2. 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
- 14
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Mar 5, 1863
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 4 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 16 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA voted no
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE voted no
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME 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
How each senator voted: Yes
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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