Senate roll call 381 · 38th Congress · Jun 28, 1864
To postpone prior orders and proceed to the consideration of S. J. RES. 73, allowing senators and representatives to visit forts, military prisons and hospitals
On Jun 28, 1864, the Senate voted 17–24 (SJR 73). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 5–22, Democrats 7–0, Others 5–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 5 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
- 17
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Jun 28, 1864
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 22 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- 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
- John Sherman R-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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