Senate roll call 246 · 39th Congress · Jul 24, 1866
To amend H. R. 737, by providing for payment of bounties to troops of volunteers, including all those on the pacific coast. (p. 4089-3)
On Jul 24, 1866, the Senate voted 14–22 (HR 737). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 15–17, Democrats 0–6, Others 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 14
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Jul 24, 1866
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 6 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 17 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Richard Yates R-IL voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted yes
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- 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
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
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
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- 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
- James Warren Nye 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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