Senate roll call 239 · 38th Congress · May 23, 1864
To amend amendment to S. 132 by providing for the right of cancellation of contracts by the railroad company to prevent fraud.
On May 23, 1864, the Senate voted 13–17 (S 132). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–9, Democrats 0–5, Others 1–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 9 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
- 13
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- May 23, 1864
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 5 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 9 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 3 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted no
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted no
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson 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
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend amendment to S. 132 by providing…: Senate Vote, May 23, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-239/to-amend-amendment-to-s-132-by-providing-for (accessed 2026-10-16).