Senate roll call 289 · 38th Congress · Jun 8, 1864
To postpone consideration until tomorrow at one p. M., of H. R. 51.
On Jun 8, 1864, the Senate voted 21–8 (HR 51). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 17–0, Others 4–3, Democrats 0–5. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.
During the 38th Congress (1863–1864), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 8
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Jun 8, 1864
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 5 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 0 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 3 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
Every member who voted sided with their party's majority.
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- 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
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- 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
- William Sprague R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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