Senate roll call 261 · 39th Congress · Jul 26, 1866
To amend H. R. 791, (app july 28, 1866, 14 stat 324), a bill supplying dificiences in appropriations for fiscal 1866 by appropriating the balance due for taking
On Jul 26, 1866, the Senate voted 19–14 (HR 791). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 12–14, Democrats 6–0, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- 19
- No
- 14
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Jul 26, 1866
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 14 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Richard Yates R-IL voted yes
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted yes
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted yes
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted yes
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT 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
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Daniel Clark 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
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H. R. 791, (app july 28, 1866, 14…: Senate Vote, Jul 26, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-261/to-amend-h-r-791-app-july-28-1866 (accessed 2026-10-17).