Senate roll call 175 · 39th Congress · Jun 27, 1866
To amend S. 1 (c6-14 stat 375, app jan. 8, 1867), a bill regulating elective franchise in the district of columbia by requiring voters to be able to read the co
On Jun 27, 1866, the Senate voted 15–19 (S 1). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 15–14, Democrats 0–4, Others 0–1. 14 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
- 15
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Jun 27, 1866
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 4 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 14 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Richard Yates R-IL voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
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
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- John Brooks Henderson 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
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- 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 amend S. 1 (c6-14 stat 375, app jan. 8…: Senate Vote, Jun 27, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-175/to-amend-s-1-c6-14-stat-375-app (accessed 2026-10-16).