Senate roll call 398 · 39th Congress · Feb 8, 1867
To amend H. R. 896, by establishing the salaries of the judges of the court of claims at $4500 a year. (p. 1096-1)
On Feb 8, 1867, the Senate voted 16–20 (HR 896). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 11–16, Democrats 1–4, Others 4–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 16
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Feb 8, 1867
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 4 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 16 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Richard Yates R-IL voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH voted yes
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H. R. 896, by establishing the…: Senate Vote, Feb 8, 1867,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-398/to-amend-h-r-896-by-establishing-the-salaries (accessed 2026-10-17).