Senate roll call 26 · 38th Congress · Dec 22, 1863
To amend S. 18, a bill enrolling and calling out the national forces; by exempting ministers of religion of all communions from the operation of this act.
On Dec 22, 1863, the Senate voted 9–33 (S 18). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 5–24, Democrats 1–6, Others 3–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 6 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
- 9
- No
- 33
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Dec 22, 1863
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 24 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 3 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- 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
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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