Senate roll call 500 · 38th Congress · Feb 14, 1865
To reconsider thhe vote by which the Senate passed S. 392, (13 stat. L. 431), a bill providing for tthe construction of a bridge across the ohio river at louisv
On Feb 14, 1865, the Senate voted 18–17 (S 392). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 16–9, Democrats 0–5, Others 2–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 9 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
- 17
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Feb 14, 1865
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 5 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 9 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 3 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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