Senate roll call 505 · 38th Congress · Feb 18, 1865
To amend H. R. 683 by eliminating the provision that no money appropriated by this act shall be used to compensate railroads for the carrying of troops or prope
On Feb 18, 1865, the Senate voted 30–5 (HR 683). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 20–4, Democrats 5–1, Others 5–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 5 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
- 30
- No
- 5
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Feb 18, 1865
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 4 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- 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
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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