Senate roll call 220 · 38th Congress · May 12, 1864
That when the Senate adjourns today it be until monday, next, motion carried.
On May 12, 1864, the Senate voted 19–16. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 10–15, Democrats 5–0, Others 4–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 16
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- May 12, 1864
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 15 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted yes
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- 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 Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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