Senate roll call 125 · 39th Congress · May 15, 1866
To amend S. 222 (14 stat l 17, app july 18, 1866) a bill preventing smuggling, by providing that the "onus probandi" lie upon claimants where probable cause is
On May 15, 1866, the Senate voted 26–14 (S 222). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 22–10, Democrats 2–4, Others 2–0. 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
- 26
- No
- 14
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- May 15, 1866
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 10 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted yes
- James Guthrie D-KY voted yes
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted no
- Ira Harris R-NY voted no
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- 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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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S. 222 (14 stat l 17, app july 18…: Senate Vote, May 15, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-125/to-amend-s-222-14-stat-l-17-app (accessed 2026-10-17).