Senate roll call 151 · 39th Congress · Jun 8, 1866
To amend H. J. RES. 127 by striking section two, dealing with apportionment, and substituting a new section which provides that representatives shall be apporti
On Jun 8, 1866, the Senate voted 31–11 (HJR 127). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 27–8, Democrats 2–3, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 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
- 31
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Jun 8, 1866
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 3 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans27 yes · 8 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA voted yes
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Richard Yates R-IL voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD voted yes
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony 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
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- William Sprague R-RI
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- 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
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-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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