Senate roll call 394 · 39th Congress · Feb 6, 1867
To concur in the amendment of the house to S. 453 (14 stat 430, app mar. 2, 1867), a bill regulating the tenure of certain offices, which amendment eliminates t
On Feb 6, 1867, the Senate voted 17–28 (S 453). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 15–19, Democrats 0–8, Others 2–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 17
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Feb 6, 1867
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 8 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 19 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Richard Yates R-IL voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted yes
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO voted yes
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Did not vote
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- William Sprague R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Other votes
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