Senate roll call 232 · 38th Congress · May 19, 1864
To amend S. 132, (13 stat 356), a bill providing for the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the missouri river to the pacific ocean, and securin
On May 19, 1864, the Senate voted 17–15 (S 132). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 12–12, Democrats 4–2, Others 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 14 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
- 17
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- May 19, 1864
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 12 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- 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
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S. 132, (13 stat 356), a bill…: Senate Vote, May 19, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-232/to-amend-s-132-13-stat-356-a-bill (accessed 2026-10-17).