Senate roll call 126 · 38th Congress · Apr 5, 1864
To table the resolution directing the secretary of war to transmit to the Senate all orders authorizing any person to take possession of any church or house ded
On Apr 5, 1864, the Senate voted 27–11. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 26–2, Democrats 1–4, Others 0–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 3 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
- 27
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Apr 5, 1864
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 4 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans26 yes · 2 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 5 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon 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
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague 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
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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