Senate roll call 248 · 38th Congress · May 27, 1864
To amend H. R. 405 by eliminating the tax of ten per cent on incomes over $25,000, making 7 1/2 per cent the highest tax to be paid.
On May 27, 1864, the Senate voted 22–15 (HR 405). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 18–11, Others 3–2, Democrats 1–2. 11 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
- 22
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- May 27, 1864
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 2 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 11 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- 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
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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