Senate roll call 233 · 38th Congress · May 20, 1864
To amend H. R. 407, (13 stat 93) a bill authorizing the establishment of ocean mail steamship service between the United States and brazil. The amendment conce
On May 20, 1864, the Senate voted 12–29 (HR 407). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 7–21, Democrats 4–3, Others 1–5. 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
- 12
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- May 20, 1864
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 3 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 21 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 5 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted yes
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-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
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H. R. 407, (13 stat 93) a bill…: Senate Vote, May 20, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-233/to-amend-h-r-407-13-stat-93-a (accessed 2026-10-17).