Senate roll call 216 · 39th Congress · Jul 18, 1866
To amend S. 236 (14 stat 280), a bill to construct bridges over the mississippi river, by providing that elevated bridges may be constructed under certain condi
On Jul 18, 1866, the Senate voted 14–19 (S 236). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 9–16, Democrats 4–3, Others 1–0. 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
- 14
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Jul 18, 1866
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 3 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 16 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA voted no
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- George Read Riddle D-DE voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO voted yes
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- 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
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Aaron Harrison Cragin 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
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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