Senate roll call 232 · 39th Congress · Jul 21, 1866
To agree to the preamble to H. J. RES. 83, which declares that tennessee has done acts proclaiming and devoting its loyalty to the United States and her re-admi
On Jul 21, 1866, the Senate voted 23–20 (HJR 83). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 22–11, Democrats 0–8, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 23
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Jul 21, 1866
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 8 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 11 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO voted no
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted no
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted no
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted no
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- George Franklin Edmunds 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
- James Wilson Grimes 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 agree to the preamble to H. J. RES. 83…: Senate Vote, Jul 21, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-232/to-agree-to-the-preamble-to-h-j-res (accessed 2026-10-17).