Senate roll call 103 · 39th Congress · Apr 20, 1866
To amend H. R. 238, by providing that no order for the punishment of rebels shall be a defense to a charge of executing such order in a cruel manner. (p. 2066-
On Apr 20, 1866, the Senate voted 18–16 (HR 238). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 12–16, Democrats 5–0, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 39th Congress (1865–1866), Andrew Johnson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Apr 20, 1866
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 16 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Richard Yates R-IL voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted yes
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted yes
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted yes
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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