Senate roll call 23 · 38th Congress · Dec 17, 1863
To postpone until tuesday next, consideration of the house resolution that when both houses of Congress adjourn on wednesday, december 23, 1863, it shall be to
On Dec 17, 1863, the Senate voted 31–11. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 25–4, Democrats 2–5, Others 4–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 6 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
- 31
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Dec 17, 1863
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 5 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans25 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted no
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR voted yes
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-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
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To postpone until tuesday next…: Senate Vote, Dec 17, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-23/to-postpone-until-tuesday-next-consideration-of-the-house (accessed 2026-10-17).