Senate roll call 52 · 38th Congress · Jan 16, 1864
To adjourn, motion made during debate on S. 36.
On Jan 16, 1864, the Senate voted 20–19. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 13–14, Democrats 5–2, 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
- 20
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Jan 16, 1864
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 14 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 3 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted yes
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-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
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
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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