Senate roll call 72 · 39th Congress · Mar 21, 1866
To amend H. J. RES. 57 authorizing secretaries of navy and of war in their discretion, to give commissioner of quarantine gratuitous use of vessels not required
On Mar 21, 1866, the Senate voted 11–17 (HJR 57). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 8–13, Democrats 2–3, Others 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 10 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
- 17
- Did not vote
- 31
- Date
- Mar 21, 1866
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 3 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 13 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Read Riddle D-DE voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Garrett Davis D-KY voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA 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
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- 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
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- James Guthrie D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- John Angel James Creswell O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown R-MO
- Aaron Harrison Cragin 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
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- 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 H. J. RES. 57 authorizing…: Senate Vote, Mar 21, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-S-72/to-amend-h-j-res-57-authorizing-secretaries-of (accessed 2026-10-17).