Senate roll call 331 · 39th Congress · Jan 24, 1867
To amend H. R. 718, by admitting free of charge books printed before 1840. (p. 701-2)
On Jan 24, 1867, the Senate voted 5–32 (HR 718). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 2–26, Democrats 1–4, Others 2–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 3 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
- 5
- No
- 32
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Jan 24, 1867
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 4 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 26 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 2 no
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- George Read Riddle D-DE voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- 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
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- 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
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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