Senate roll call 488 · 39th Congress · Mar 2, 1867
Confirmation of nomination of edgar cowan to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to austria.
On Mar 2, 1867, the Senate voted 21–22. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 11–20, Democrats 8–0, Others 2–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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
- 21
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Mar 2, 1867
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 20 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 2 no
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Richard Yates R-IL voted yes
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted yes
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- 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
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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