Senate roll call 225 · 38th Congress · May 17, 1864
To amend S. 145 by proposing that the President appoint a judge advocate general with the rank of brigadier general, and the assistant judge advocate general be
On May 17, 1864, the Senate voted 24–12 (S 145). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 18–8, Democrats 2–4, Others 4–0. 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
- 24
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- May 17, 1864
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 8 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- 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
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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