Senate roll call 451 · 38th Congress · Jan 13, 1865
To amend H. R. 598, (13 stat. L. 422), a bill making appropriations for the consular and diplomatic service for fiscal 18668 by increasing the salary of the con
On Jan 13, 1865, the Senate voted 12–27 (HR 598). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 9–17, Others 2–5, Democrats 1–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 10 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
- 12
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Jan 13, 1865
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 5 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 17 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 5 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Read Riddle D-DE voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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