Senate roll call 131 · 38th Congress · Apr 6, 1864
To amend an amendment to S. J. RES. 16 by adding to the provision prohibiting slavery in the United States, a stipulation that all officers of each executive de
On Apr 6, 1864, the Senate voted 6–38 (SJR 16). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 1–30, Democrats 4–3, Others 1–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 4 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
- 6
- No
- 38
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Apr 6, 1864
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 3 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans1 yes · 30 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 5 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR voted no
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
How each senator voted: No
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- 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
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- 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
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend an amendment to S. J. RES. 16 by…: Senate Vote, Apr 6, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-131/to-amend-an-amendment-to-s-j-res-16 (accessed 2026-10-17).