Senate roll call 183 · 39th Congress · Jun 29, 1866
To amend S. 357, by empowering the postmaster general to put prices on government messages in order to obtain lowest price by sealed bids. (p. 3489-3)
On Jun 29, 1866, the Senate voted 14–15 (S 357). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 11–14, Democrats 2–1, Others 1–0. 11 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
- 14
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- Jun 29, 1866
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 1 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 14 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted yes
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted yes
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted yes
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- James Rood Doolittle 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
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
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
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson 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
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S. 357, by empowering the…: Senate Vote, Jun 29, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-183/to-amend-s-357-by-empowering-the-postmaster-general (accessed 2026-10-15).