Senate roll call 536 · 38th Congress · Feb 28, 1865
To table H. J. RES. 164,
On Feb 28, 1865, the Senate voted 18–19 (HJR 164). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–8, Democrats 0–8, Others 2–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 8 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
- 18
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Feb 28, 1865
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 8 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 8 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 3 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- William Morris Stewart R-NV 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
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
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.