Senate roll call 106 · 38th Congress · Mar 15, 1864
To pass S. 168, a bill providing for the purchase of a steam fire engine for the district of columbia.
On Mar 15, 1864, the Senate voted 28–9 (S 168). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 20–5, Democrats 4–4, Others 4–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 9 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
- 28
- No
- 9
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Mar 15, 1864
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 4 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 5 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE voted no
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted no
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted no
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY voted no
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR voted no
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
Did not vote
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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