Senate roll call 389 · 38th Congress · Jun 29, 1864
To postpone prior orders (the resolution providing that william m. Fishback and elisha baxter are not entitled to seats as senators from the state of arkansas),
On Jun 29, 1864, the Senate voted 5–28. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 5–16, Others 0–7, Democrats 0–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 5
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Jun 29, 1864
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 5 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 16 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 7 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted yes
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
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
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To postpone prior orders (the resolution…: Senate Vote, Jun 29, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-389/to-postpone-prior-orders-the-resolution-providing-that-william (accessed 2026-10-16).