Senate roll call 56 · 39th Congress · Mar 9, 1866
To pass H. J. RES. 51 proposing to amend the constitution by apportioning representatives among states included in the union, according to their respective numb
On Mar 9, 1866, the Senate voted 25–22 (HJR 51). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 23–12, Democrats 1–9, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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
- 25
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Mar 9, 1866
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 9 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Republicans23 yes · 12 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA voted yes
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Richard Yates R-IL voted no
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted no
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted no
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO voted no
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted no
- William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted no
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- 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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