Senate roll call 84 · 38th Congress · Feb 24, 1864
To agree, as in committee of the whole, to an amendment to H. R. 26, eliminating the recommendation for appointment of general U.S. Grant for the position of l
On Feb 24, 1864, the Senate voted 28–12 (HR 26). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 19–8, Democrats 4–3, Others 5–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- 28
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Feb 24, 1864
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 3 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 8 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA voted no
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE 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
- 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
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- 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
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- 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
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- 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
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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