Senate roll call 534 · 38th Congress · Feb 28, 1865
To postpone all prior orders and proceed to consideration H. J. RES. 164, (13 stat. L. 570), a bill authorizing a contract with william h. Powell for a future f
On Feb 28, 1865, the Senate voted 24–11 (HJR 164). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 15–10, Democrats 5–0, Others 4–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 10 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
- 24
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Feb 28, 1865
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 10 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- 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
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Sherman R-OH
Did not vote
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
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