Senate roll call 278 · 39th Congress · Jul 27, 1866
To concur in the report of the committee of the conference on H. R. 737. (p. 7237-2)
On Jul 27, 1866, the Senate voted 21–11 (HR 737). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 15–10, Democrats 5–0, Others 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 10 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
- 21
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Jul 27, 1866
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 10 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Richard Yates R-IL voted no
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted no
- James Warren Nye R-NV voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland 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
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- 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
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague 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.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “To concur in the report of the committee of…: Senate Vote, Jul 27…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-278/to-concur-in-the-report-of-the-committee-of (accessed 2026-10-17).