Senate roll call 44 · 38th Congress · Jan 15, 1864
To agree to amendment S. 36 which substitutes the sum of $400 in place of $300 as the maximum price of commutation under this act.
On Jan 15, 1864, the Senate voted 22–19 (S 36). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 18–9, Democrats 2–5, Others 2–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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
- 22
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Jan 15, 1864
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 5 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 9 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 5 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR voted yes
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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