Senate roll call 69 · 39th Congress · Mar 20, 1866
To amend S. 26 (14 stat 44, app may 5, 1866), a bill granting right to establish oceanic telegraph between new york city and west indies by denying internationa
On Mar 20, 1866, the Senate voted 14–16 (S 26). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–14, Democrats 1–1, Others 1–1. 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
- 14
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Mar 20, 1866
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 1 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 14 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted yes
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO 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
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- George Gilman Fogg R-NH
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- John Potter Stockton D-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- David Trotter Patterson O-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler O-TN
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Luke Potter Poland R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S. 26 (14 stat 44, app may 5…: Senate Vote, Mar 20, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-69/to-amend-s-26-14-stat-44-app-may (accessed 2026-10-16).