Senate roll call 385 · 39th Congress · Feb 4, 1867
To postpone consideration of S. 453 (14 stat l. 430, app mar. 2, 1867), a bill regulating the tenure of certain civil officers. (p. 978)
On Feb 4, 1867, the Senate voted 24–15 (S 453). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 16–15, Democrats 6–0, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 15 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
- 24
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Feb 4, 1867
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 15 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO voted no
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted no
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- George Henry Williams R-OR voted no
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- 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
- John Conness R-CA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
Did not vote
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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