Senate roll call 42 · 38th Congress · Jan 15, 1864
To amend S. 36 by proposing that, in addition to a substitute furnished, the draftee shall, before his discharge, contribute a specified portion of his annual i
On Jan 15, 1864, the Senate voted 16–28 (S 36). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 15–15, Democrats 1–6, Others 0–7. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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
- 16
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Jan 15, 1864
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 15 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 7 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted no
- Ira Harris R-NY voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted no
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- 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
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- 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
- William Wright D-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
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
Other votes
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