Senate roll call 245 · 39th Congress · Jul 24, 1866
To amend an amendment to H. R. 737 regulating bounty payment to soldiers by providing that any bounty already paid to the soldier from any source shall be deduc
On Jul 24, 1866, the Senate voted 21–18 (HR 737). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 14–16, Democrats 6–1, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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
- 21
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Jul 24, 1866
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 16 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO voted yes
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted yes
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- 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
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- 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
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Daniel Sheldon Norton 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
- 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 amend an amendment to H. R. 737…: Senate Vote, Jul 24, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-245/to-amend-an-amendment-to-h-r-737-regulating (accessed 2026-10-16).