Senate roll call 535 · 38th Congress · Feb 28, 1865
To amend H. J. RES. 164 by postponing the contract until such time as the most meritorious artist for the assignment is obtained through competition.
On Feb 28, 1865, the Senate voted 15–23 (HJR 164). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 15–11, Democrats 0–6, Others 0–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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
- 15
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Feb 28, 1865
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 6 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 11 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted no
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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