Senate roll call 273 · 39th Congress · Jul 27, 1866
To postpone consideration of H. J. RES. 197, (july 28, 1866) authorizing the erection of a statue of abraham lincoln. (p. 4226-1)
On Jul 27, 1866, the Senate voted 19–18 (HJR 197). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 14–14, Democrats 4–2, Others 1–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 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
- 18
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Jul 27, 1866
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 14 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Garrett Davis D-KY voted no
- 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
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted no
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy 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
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- 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
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- 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
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “To postpone consideration of H. J. RES. 197…: Senate Vote, Jul 27…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-273/to-postpone-consideration-of-h-j-res-197-july (accessed 2026-10-17).