Senate roll call 437 · 38th Congress · Jul 4, 1864
To go into executive session.
On Jul 4, 1864, the Senate voted 19–16. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 19–3, Democrats 0–7, Others 0–6. 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
- 19
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Jul 4, 1864
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 7 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 3 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Ira Harris R-NY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- 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
- John Sherman R-OH
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- 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 Wade R-OH
- 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 go into executive session.: Senate Vote, Jul 4, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-437/to-go-into-executive-session (accessed 2026-10-13).