Senate roll call 218 · 38th Congress · May 11, 1864
To order the engrossment and third of S. 244, a bill empowering the commissioner of patents to look into and decide on the applications of daniel fitzgerald and
On May 11, 1864, the Senate voted 19–14 (S 244). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 16–10, Others 2–3, Democrats 1–1. 10 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
- 19
- No
- 14
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- May 11, 1864
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 1 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 10 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 3 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
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Capitol Receipts, “To order the engrossment and third of S…: Senate Vote, May 11, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-218/to-order-the-engrossment-and-third-of-s-244 (accessed 2026-10-17).