Senate roll call 226 · 38th Congress · May 17, 1864
To amend S. 145 by fixing the salaries of judge advocate general and the assistant.
On May 17, 1864, the Senate voted 22–12 (S 145). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 16–8, 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
- 22
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- May 17, 1864
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 8 no · 10 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
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- 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
- Zachariah Chandler 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
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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