Senate roll call 401 · 39th Congress · Feb 11, 1867
To reconsider the vote adopting a section of S. 527, a bill amending the post office laws. The adopted section authorized the postmaster general to adjust and
On Feb 11, 1867, the Senate voted 16–22 (S 527). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 13–16, Democrats 3–3, Others 0–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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
- 22
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Feb 11, 1867
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 3 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 16 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 3 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- George Read Riddle D-DE voted no
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
- 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
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH voted yes
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- John Brooks Henderson 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
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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