Senate roll call 495 · 38th Congress · Feb 13, 1865
To postpone indefinitely, H. J. RES. 141, a resolution reducing the duty on unsized printing paper used exclusively for newspapers and books.
On Feb 13, 1865, the Senate voted 14–25 (HJR 141). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 13–14, Democrats 0–6, Others 1–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 13 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
- 14
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Feb 13, 1865
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 6 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 14 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 5 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted yes
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted yes
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted yes
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-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
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- 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
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan 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
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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