Senate roll call 473 · 38th Congress · Feb 4, 1865
To amend S. 411, (13 stat. L. 536), a bill amending an act in the district of columbia, by prohibiting the practice of this railroad which excludes persons from
On Feb 4, 1865, the Senate voted 19–20 (S 411). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 17–9, Democrats 0–7, Others 2–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 9 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
- 19
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Feb 4, 1865
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 7 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 9 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 4 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted no
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S. 411, (13 stat. L. 536), a bill…: Senate Vote, Feb 4, 1865,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-473/to-amend-s-411-13-stat-l-536-a (accessed 2026-10-17).