Senate roll call 47 · 38th Congress · Jan 16, 1864
To amend an amendment to S. 36 by providing that colored troops enlisted and mustered into the service of the United States are to be credited only to the state
On Jan 16, 1864, the Senate voted 27–11 (S 36). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 17–11, Democrats 6–0, Others 4–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- 27
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Jan 16, 1864
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 11 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted no
- Ira Harris R-NY voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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