Senate roll call 569 · 38th Congress · Mar 2, 1865
To amend H. J. RES. 170, a resolution declaring and defining the meaning of the law in regard to officers' servants, BT adding two assistant paymaster generals
On Mar 2, 1865, the Senate voted 10–19 (HJR 170). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 6–17, Others 2–2, Democrats 2–0. 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
- 10
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Mar 2, 1865
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 0 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 17 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 2 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman 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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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H. J. RES. 170, a resolution…: Senate Vote, Mar 2, 1865,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-569/to-amend-h-j-res-170-a-resolution-declaring (accessed 2026-10-16).