Senate roll call 322 · 38th Congress · Jun 18, 1864
To amend S. 302 by eliminating the section which provides for a naval vessel to transport materials for the construction of the telegraph.
On Jun 18, 1864, the Senate voted 15–19 (S 302). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–14, Democrats 1–3, Others 2–2. 12 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
- 19
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Jun 18, 1864
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 3 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 14 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 2 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted yes
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Other votes
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