Senate roll call 50 · 39th Congress · Mar 9, 1866
To amend an amendment to H. J. RES. 51, a resolution amending the constitution by barring admission of congressmen from states lately in rebellion until congres
On Mar 9, 1866, the Senate voted 11–36 (HJR 51). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 10–25, Democrats 1–9, Others 0–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 11
- No
- 36
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Mar 9, 1866
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 9 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 25 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Richard Yates R-IL voted yes
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO voted yes
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted yes
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- 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
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- 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
- William Sprague R-RI
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- James Harlan R-IA
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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