Senate roll call 46 · 38th Congress · Jan 16, 1864
To amend an amendment to S. 36 by stipulating in the provisions that commutation money paid by persons drafted shall be applied for the procurment of substitute
On Jan 16, 1864, the Senate voted 14–28 (S 36). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 6–23, Democrats 7–0, Others 1–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 6 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
- 14
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jan 16, 1864
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 23 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 5 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- William Wright D-NJ
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- 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
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- 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
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend an amendment to S. 36 by…: Senate Vote, Jan 16, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-46/to-amend-an-amendment-to-s-36-by-stipulating (accessed 2026-10-15).