Senate roll call 566 · 38th Congress · Mar 2, 1865
To amend H. R. 744 by providing for increases in the postal rates to make the post office department self-supporting.
On Mar 2, 1865, the Senate voted 13–20 (HR 744). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 9–13, Democrats 3–3, Others 1–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- 13
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Mar 2, 1865
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 3 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 13 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- George Read Riddle D-DE voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- William Wright D-NJ voted no
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- 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
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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