Senate roll call 163 · 39th Congress · Jun 19, 1866
To pass S. 317 (14 stat l. 79, app july 13, 1866), a bill amending the pacific railroad act, a act for the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from mi
On Jun 19, 1866, the Senate voted 20–12 (S 317). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 15–12, Democrats 4–0, Others 1–0. 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
- 20
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Jun 19, 1866
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 12 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Richard Yates R-IL voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- Ira Harris R-NY voted no
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- 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
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To pass S. 317 (14 stat l. 79, app july 13…: Senate Vote, Jun 19, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-163/to-pass-s-317-14-stat-l-79-app (accessed 2026-10-16).