To pass a resolution to print the memoirs accompanying the report of the national academy of sciences. (p. 1435-2)

On Mar 10, 1865, the Senate voted 17–14. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 13–11, Democrats 3–3, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 14 members voted against their own party.

During the 39th Congress (1865–1866), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 17
No: 14
Did not vote: 28
Date: Mar 10, 1865

By party

Democrats3 yes · 3 no · 5 didn’t vote
Republicans13 yes · 11 no · 20 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
James Henry Lane R-KS voted no
Reverdy Johnson D-MD voted no
Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted no
William Wright D-NJ voted no
Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
John Sherman R-OH voted no
James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted no
Solomon Foot R-VT voted no
Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To pass a resolution to print the memoirs…: Senate Vote, Mar 10, 1865,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-1/to-pass-a-resolution-to-print-the-memoirs-accompanying (accessed 2026-10-17).