Senate roll call 48 · 38th Congress · Jan 16, 1864
To adjourn, motion made during consideration of S. 36.
On Jan 16, 1864, the Senate voted 16–26. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–18, Others 1–6, Democrats 3–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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
- 26
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jan 16, 1864
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 2 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 18 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 6 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted yes
- William Wright D-NJ voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- William Sprague R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- 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
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
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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