Senate roll call 28 · 38th Congress · Jan 5, 1864
To refer to the committee on the judiciary, S. 37, (13 stat l. 437) a bill preventing officers of the army and navy service of the United States from interferri
On Jan 5, 1864, the Senate voted 20–15 (S 37). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 8–15, Democrats 7–0, Others 5–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 8 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
- 20
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Jan 5, 1864
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 15 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted yes
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown 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
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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