Senate roll call 533 · 38th Congress · Feb 27, 1865
To amend H. R. 744 by eliminating the five per cent ad valorem duty on magazines, pamphlets, reviews and all other similar publications excepting newspapers and
On Feb 27, 1865, the Senate voted 12–20 (HR 744). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 9–13, Others 3–3, Democrats 0–4. 9 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
- 12
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Feb 27, 1865
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 4 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 13 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 3 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME voted yes
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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