Senate roll call 222 · 38th Congress · May 16, 1864
To refer to the committee on the judiciary the resolution providing that the arrangements made by the President and secretary of war with general schenck and ge
On May 16, 1864, the Senate voted 23–13. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 12–13, Democrats 6–0, Others 5–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- 23
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- May 16, 1864
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 13 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted yes
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted yes
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted yes
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI 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
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- 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
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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