Senate roll call 30 · 38th Congress · Jan 12, 1864
To amend an amendment to S. 36, (13 stat l. 6), a bill enrolling and calling out the national forces; by substituting for a proposed additional section repealin
On Jan 12, 1864, the Senate voted 15–25 (S 36). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 14–15, Others 0–7, Democrats 1–3. 14 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
- 15
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Jan 12, 1864
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 3 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 15 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 7 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL 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
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted yes
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- 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
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- 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
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend an amendment to S. 36, (13 stat l…: Senate Vote, Jan 12, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-30/to-amend-an-amendment-to-s-36-13-stat (accessed 2026-10-16).