Senate roll call 65 · 38th Congress · Feb 11, 1864
To agree, as in committee of the whole, to an amendment to (13 stat. L. 11), a bill reviving the grade of lieutenant general in the United States army, which am
On Feb 11, 1864, the Senate voted 24–15 (HR 26). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 19–10, Democrats 4–4, Others 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 14 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
- 24
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Feb 11, 1864
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 4 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 10 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL voted no
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- William Wright D-NJ voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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