Senate roll call 465 · 38th Congress · Jan 31, 1865
To amend S. J. RES. 97 by requesting the President to procure an amendment by which commissaries of prisoners may be authorized to visit prisoners in rebel land
On Jan 31, 1865, the Senate voted 24–16 (SJR 97). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 12–16, Democrats 6–0, Others 6–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- 24
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Jan 31, 1865
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 16 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted yes
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted yes
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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