Senate roll call 480 · 38th Congress · Feb 6, 1865
To amend the amendment S. 408, (13 stat. L. 487), a bill supplementary to the acts enrolling and calling out the national forces, by eliminating only the third
On Feb 6, 1865, the Senate voted 28–12 (S 408). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 14–12, Democrats 7–0, Others 7–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- 28
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Feb 6, 1865
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 12 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others7 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- 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
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME voted no
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- 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
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe 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
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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