Senate roll call 487 · 38th Congress · Feb 8, 1865
To amend S. 390, (13 stat. L. 504), a bill relating to the postal laws, by eliminating the third section which specifies that full postage shall be prepaid at t
On Feb 8, 1865, the Senate voted 31–7 (S 390). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 21–4, Democrats 7–0, Others 3–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 4 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
- 31
- No
- 7
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Feb 8, 1865
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 4 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 3 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S. 390, (13 stat. L. 504), a bill…: Senate Vote, Feb 8, 1865,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-487/to-amend-s-390-13-stat-l-504-a (accessed 2026-10-16).