Senate roll call 51 · 38th Congress · Jan 16, 1864
To agree to the amended amendment to S. 36 which provides that drafted persons with a net income of $1,000 shall pay $500 for commutation and drafted married pe
On Jan 16, 1864, the Senate voted 6–34 (S 36). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 2–26, Democrats 4–3, Others 0–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 6
- No
- 34
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Jan 16, 1864
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 3 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 26 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 5 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR voted no
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted no
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
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
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- 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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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to the amended amendment to S. 36…: Senate Vote, Jan 16, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-51/to-agree-to-the-amended-amendment-to-s-36 (accessed 2026-10-17).