Senate roll call 522 · 38th Congress · Feb 24, 1865
To amend H. R. 688, (13 stat. L. 442), a bill for the construction, preservation and repair of certain fortifications for the year ending june 30, 1886, by redu
On Feb 24, 1865, the Senate voted 17–21 (HR 688). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 9–17, Democrats 3–3, Others 5–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- 17
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Feb 24, 1865
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 3 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 17 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- George Read Riddle D-DE voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- William Wright D-NJ voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Did not vote
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H. R. 688, (13 stat. L. 442), a…: Senate Vote, Feb 24, 1865,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-522/to-amend-h-r-688-13-stat-l-442 (accessed 2026-10-17).