Senate roll call 85 · 38th Congress · Feb 24, 1864
To amend H. R. 26 by providing that whoever is appointed lieutenant general shall be considered general-in-chief of the United States armies.
On Feb 24, 1864, the Senate voted 10–28 (HR 26). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 9–16, Democrats 1–6, Others 0–6. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 10 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
- 10
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Feb 24, 1864
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 16 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted yes
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan 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
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- 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
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- 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
- William Sprague R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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