Senate roll call 260 · 39th Congress · Jul 26, 1866
To refer to committee on judiciary the credentials of david t. Patterson, senator chosen by tennessee legislature, with instructions to inquire into his qualifi
On Jul 26, 1866, the Senate voted 26–14. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 25–7, Democrats 0–6, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 7 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
- 26
- No
- 14
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Jul 26, 1866
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 6 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans25 yes · 7 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- 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
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- 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
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- 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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