Senate roll call 68 · 38th Congress · Feb 15, 1864
To amend, in the nature of a substitute, an amendment to H. R. 156, (13 stat. L. 22), a bill making appropriations to supply deficiencies for the service of the
On Feb 15, 1864, the Senate voted 20–18 (HR 156). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 16–12, Democrats 2–4, Others 2–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 20
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Feb 15, 1864
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 12 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 2 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- George Read Riddle D-DE voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- Ira Harris R-NY voted no
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- 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
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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