Senate roll call 255 · 38th Congress · May 30, 1864
To amend H. R. 405 by eliminating section 109, concerning duties on deposits, capital, stock, notes, bills and other obligations and penalties for failure to re
On May 30, 1864, the Senate voted 11–25 (HR 405). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 11–13, Others 0–7, Democrats 0–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 11
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- May 30, 1864
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 5 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 13 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 7 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- 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
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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