Senate roll call 103 · 38th Congress · Mar 11, 1864
To postpone further consideration of H. R. 34, military academy appropriation bill till monday. No quorum voting.
On Mar 11, 1864, the Senate voted 16–18. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 13–10, Democrats 1–6, Others 2–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 38th Congress (1863–1864), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 16
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Mar 11, 1864
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 10 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 2 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted no
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME voted no
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted no
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted no
- Ira Harris R-NY voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR voted yes
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted no
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Conness R-CA
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To postpone further consideration of H. R…: Senate Vote, Mar 11, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-103/to-postpone-further-consideration-of-h-r-34-military (accessed 2026-10-17).