Senate roll call 157 · 38th Congress · Apr 19, 1864
To amend S. 141 by excepting from repeal the act approved february 12, 1793 respecting fugitives from justice and persons escaping from the service of their mas
On Apr 19, 1864, the Senate voted 24–17 (S 141). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 11–16, Democrats 7–0, Others 6–1. 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
- 24
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Apr 19, 1864
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 16 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Jacob Collamer 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
- John Conness R-CA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy 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
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
Did not vote
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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