Senate roll call 454 · 38th Congress · Jan 19, 1865
To postpone indefinitely consideration of S. 212, (13 stat. L. 596), relating to the claim of henry a. Brigham for $2,000, representing his salary as military s
On Jan 19, 1865, the Senate voted 16–17 (S 212). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 13–10, Others 2–5, Democrats 1–2. 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
- 16
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Jan 19, 1865
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 2 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 10 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 5 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- Ira Harris R-NY voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- 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
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- 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
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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