Senate roll call 35 · 38th Congress · Jan 14, 1864
To amend an amendment to S. 36 by excluding ministers of the gospel from the requirements provided for in the exemption from draft of members of religious denom
On Jan 14, 1864, the Senate voted 28–10 (S 36). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 21–7, Democrats 3–2, Others 4–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 9 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
- 28
- No
- 10
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Jan 14, 1864
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 2 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 7 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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