Senate roll call 361 · 38th Congress · Jun 23, 1864
To amend S. 286 by permitting the President to call a draft for a period not exceeding one year.
On Jun 23, 1864, the Senate voted 25–14 (S 286). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 17–10, Democrats 4–2, Others 4–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- 25
- No
- 14
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Jun 23, 1864
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 10 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA voted no
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- George Read Riddle D-DE voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- 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
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Sherman R-OH
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
Did not vote
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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