Senate roll call 5 · 38th Congress · Mar 10, 1863
To advise and consent to the appointment of francis b. Spinola as brigadier general of volunteers.
On Mar 10, 1863, the Senate voted 23–13. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 15–11, Others 4–2, Democrats 4–0. 11 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
- 23
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Mar 10, 1863
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 11 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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