Senate roll call 53 · 38th Congress · Jan 18, 1864
To amend S. 36 by exempting from military service, ministers of the gospel who have no secular pursuit, who have not the means to sufficiently support themselve
On Jan 18, 1864, the Senate voted 5–33 (S 36). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 3–25, Democrats 1–4, Others 1–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 4 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
- 5
- No
- 33
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Jan 18, 1864
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 4 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans3 yes · 25 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-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
- 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
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- 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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