Senate roll call 235 · 38th Congress · May 20, 1864
To amend an amendment to S. 132 by permitting the railroad company to deduct from damages awarded to the applicant any increase to the value of land retained by
On May 20, 1864, the Senate voted 26–16 (S 132). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 19–12, Democrats 4–2, Others 3–2. 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
- 26
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- May 20, 1864
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 12 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
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
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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