To amend an amendment to a resolution providing for adjournment at the end of the session on july 25th. The amendment proposes striking out "twenty-seven," and

On Jul 25, 1866, the Senate voted 15–25. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 13–18, Democrats 1–6, Others 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 14 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: 15
No: 25
Did not vote: 19
Date: Jul 25, 1866

By party

Democrats1 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote
Republicans13 yes · 18 no · 13 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA voted yes
John Conness R-CA voted yes
Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted yes
Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted yes
Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
James Warren Nye R-NV voted yes
Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
George Henry Williams R-OR voted yes
Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To amend an amendment to a resolution…: Senate Vote, Jul 25, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-248/to-amend-an-amendment-to-a-resolution-providing-for (accessed 2026-10-16).