Senate roll call 312 · 39th Congress · Jan 14, 1867
To amend S. 69, by removing certain officers, except clerks, appointed since july 1, 1866, with 30 days after the passage of this act. (p. 432-2)
On Jan 14, 1867, the Senate voted 12–21 (S 69). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–14, Democrats 0–4, Others 0–3. 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
- 12
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Jan 14, 1867
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 4 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 14 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 3 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted yes
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted yes
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted yes
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- William Sprague R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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