Senate roll call 227 · 38th Congress · May 17, 1864
To reconsider the vote adopting the amendment to S. 145 which provides that any officer with a specific military grade, shall be entitled to the pay of that gra
On May 17, 1864, the Senate voted 22–10 (S 145). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 18–5, Democrats 3–2, Others 1–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 7 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
- 10
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- May 17, 1864
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 2 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 5 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 3 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- 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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