Senate roll call 526 · 37th Congress · Jul 14, 1862
To amend S. 365 by stipulating that all slaves under the age of 10 shall be free upon reaching the age of 21, and all slaves over 10 but under 21, shall be free
On Jul 14, 1862, the Senate voted 25–12 (S 365). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 25–1, Others 0–7, Democrats 0–4. 1 member 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
- 25
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 36
- Date
- Jul 14, 1862
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 4 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Republicans25 yes · 1 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 7 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Orville Hickman Browning R-IL voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Preston King R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- David Wilmot R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- James Fowler Simmons R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Orville Hickman Browning R-IL
- Joseph Albert Wright O-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Anthony Kennedy O-MD
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- Benjamin Stark D-OR
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-VA
Did not vote
- Charles Burton Mitchel D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Milton Slocum Latham D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- David Turpie D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Cabell Breckinridge D-KY
- James Alfred Pearce D-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Kinsley Scott Bingham R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Henry Mower Rice D-MN
- Trusten Polk D-MO
- Waldo Porter Johnson D-MO
- Thomas Bragg D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- James Walter Wall D-NJ
- John Renshaw Thomson D-NJ
- Richard Stockton Field R-NJ
- Salmon Portland Chase R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Edward Dickinson Baker R-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- 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 amend S. 365 by stipulating that all…: Senate Vote, Jul 14, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-S-526/to-amend-s-365-by-stipulating-that-all-slaves (accessed 2026-10-17).