Senate roll call 593 · 38th Congress · Mar 3, 1865
To go into executive session.
On Mar 3, 1865, the Senate voted 15–14. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 12–10, Democrats 2–2, Others 1–2. 10 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
- 14
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Mar 3, 1865
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 2 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 10 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 2 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- William Sprague R-RI
- Solomon Foot R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To go into executive session.: Senate Vote, Mar 3, 1865,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-593/to-go-into-executive-session (accessed 2026-10-13).