Senate roll call 66 · 38th Congress · Feb 13, 1864
To amend S. J. RES. 23, a resolution providing to equalize the pay of soldiers in the United States army, by proposing that where it is proved to the secretary
On Feb 13, 1864, the Senate voted 16–21 (SJR 23). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 15–11, Democrats 0–6, Others 1–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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
- 16
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Feb 13, 1864
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 6 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 11 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Ira Harris R-NY voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted no
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- William Wright D-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- 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
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S. J. RES. 23, a resolution…: Senate Vote, Feb 13, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-66/to-amend-s-j-res-23-a-resolution-providing (accessed 2026-10-16).