Senate roll call 40 · 38th Congress · Jan 15, 1864
To amend the S. 36 by eliminating the section providing that attorneys or agents aiding in the support of claim for exemption shall not charge more than $5.00 f
On Jan 15, 1864, the Senate voted 13–24 (S 36). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 2–22, Others 6–1, Democrats 5–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 3 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
- 13
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jan 15, 1864
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 22 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted no
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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