Senate roll call 50 · 38th Congress · Jan 16, 1864
To amend an amendment to S. 36 by increasing from $150 to $200 the amount to be paid by a drafted married person for an exemption.
On Jan 16, 1864, the Senate voted 18–21 (S 36). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 14–13, Democrats 2–5, Others 2–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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
- 18
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Jan 16, 1864
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 5 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 13 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 3 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR voted yes
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- 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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