Senate roll call 230 · 39th Congress · Jul 21, 1866
To adopt house preamble to H. J. RES. 83, which recited that that state by the action of her people has placed herself in obedience to the constitution and auth
On Jul 21, 1866, the Senate voted 13–31 (HJR 83). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 13–21, Democrats 0–8, Others 0–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 13 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
- 13
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Jul 21, 1866
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 8 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 21 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- 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
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- 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
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- 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
- 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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Capitol Receipts, “To adopt house preamble to H. J. RES. 83…: Senate Vote, Jul 21, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-230/to-adopt-house-preamble-to-h-j-res-83 (accessed 2026-10-17).