Senate roll call 60 · 38th Congress · Feb 8, 1864
To postpone indefinitely S. J. RES. 24, a resolution abolishing all slavery in each state or territory, and setting forth that all persons are equal before the
On Feb 8, 1864, the Senate voted 8–31 (SJR 24). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 0–28, Democrats 6–1, Others 2–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 1 member 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
- 8
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Feb 8, 1864
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 28 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 2 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To postpone indefinitely S. J. RES. 24, a…: Senate Vote, Feb 8, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-60/to-postpone-indefinitely-s-j-res-24-a-resolution (accessed 2026-10-15).