Senate roll call 565 · 38th Congress · Mar 2, 1865
To amend an amendment to H. R. 744 by authorizing every railroad in the United States to carry over its' roads and connections, all freight, property, mails, pa
On Mar 2, 1865, the Senate voted 6–27 (HR 744). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 6–16, Others 0–6, Democrats 0–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 6 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
- 6
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Mar 2, 1865
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 5 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 16 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted yes
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- James Warren Nye R-NV
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- 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
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- 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
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend an amendment to H. R. 744 by…: Senate Vote, Mar 2, 1865,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-565/to-amend-an-amendment-to-h-r-744-by (accessed 2026-10-17).