Senate roll call 249 · 38th Congress · May 27, 1864
To amend an amendment to H. R. 405 by requiring a revenue stamp on all documents for validity.
On May 27, 1864, the Senate voted 13–18 (HR 405). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 5–18, Democrats 4–0, Others 4–0. 5 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
- 18
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- May 27, 1864
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 18 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- 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 Henry Lane R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- 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
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Morton Smith Wilkinson 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
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend an amendment to H. R. 405 by…: Senate Vote, May 27, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-249/to-amend-an-amendment-to-h-r-405-by (accessed 2026-10-17).