Senate roll call 71 · 38th Congress · Feb 15, 1864
To reconsider the vote by which it was agreed to amend H. R. 156 by increasing the salaries of assistant secretaries of the several departments from $3,000 to $
On Feb 15, 1864, the Senate voted 17–22 (HR 156). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 17–12, Democrats 0–7, Others 0–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- 17
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Feb 15, 1864
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 7 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 12 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 3 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- Ira Harris R-NY voted no
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI 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
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- 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
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- 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
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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