To recommitt S. 447 to the committee on territories with instructions to inquire into the number of its population and the fairness of vote adopting its state c

On Jul 27, 1866, the Senate voted 18–22 (S 447). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 9–20, Democrats 8–0, Others 1–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 9 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: 18
No: 22
Did not vote: 19
Date: Jul 27, 1866

By party

Democrats8 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Republicans9 yes · 20 no · 15 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted yes
Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted yes
James Rood Doolittle 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 recommitt S. 447 to the committee on…: Senate Vote, Jul 27, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-269/to-recommitt-s-447-to-the-committee-on-territories (accessed 2026-10-17).