Senate roll call 272 · 39th Congress · Jul 27, 1866
To take a recess until 7:30 p.m.
On Jul 27, 1866, the Senate voted 23–17. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 20–10, Democrats 1–6, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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
- 23
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Jul 27, 1866
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 10 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- Richard Yates R-IL voted no
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
- James Guthrie D-KY voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
Did not vote
- James Dixon R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- 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
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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