Senate roll call 291 · 38th Congress · Jun 9, 1864
To amend S. 286 by providing that future drafts shall be for a term not exceeding one year.
On Jun 9, 1864, the Senate voted 22–17 (S 286). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 16–11, Others 3–4, Democrats 3–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 13 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
- 22
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Jun 9, 1864
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 2 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 11 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 4 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA voted no
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- 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
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- 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
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
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