Senate roll call 274 · 37th Congress · Apr 25, 1862
To order the engrossment and third reading of S. 75, a bill to establish a steamship line to china, and for other purposes. (p. 1832-2)
On Apr 25, 1862, the Senate voted 27–13 (S 75). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 13–13, Democrats 8–0, Others 6–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 37th Congress (1861–1862), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 33
- Date
- Apr 25, 1862
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 0 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 13 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted no
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- Preston King R-NY voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- David Wilmot R-PA voted no
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted no
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted no
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Milton Slocum Latham D-CA
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Orville Hickman Browning R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Joseph Albert Wright O-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Benjamin Stark D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Preston King R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- David Wilmot R-PA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Did not vote
- Charles Burton Mitchel D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- David Turpie D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Cabell Breckinridge D-KY
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Kinsley Scott Bingham R-MI
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Waldo Porter Johnson D-MO
- Thomas Bragg D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- James Walter Wall D-NJ
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Richard Stockton Field R-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Salmon Portland Chase R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Edward Dickinson Baker R-OR
- Samuel Greene Arnold R-RI
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Hemphill D-TX
- Louis Trezevant Wigfall D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To order the engrossment and third reading…: Senate Vote, Apr 25, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-S-274/to-order-the-engrossment-and-third-reading-of-s (accessed 2026-10-17).