Senate roll call 161 · 38th Congress · Apr 21, 1864
To amend S. 185, (13 stat. L. 382), a bill establishing an assay offices at carson city, nevada and dallas city, oregon, by substituting the establishment of a
On Apr 21, 1864, the Senate voted 23–16 (S 185). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 12–13, Democrats 7–1, Others 4–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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
- 23
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Apr 21, 1864
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 13 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted yes
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted yes
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
- Ira Harris R-NY voted yes
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Did not vote
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S. 185, (13 stat. L. 382), a bill…: Senate Vote, Apr 21, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-161/to-amend-s-185-13-stat-l-382-a (accessed 2026-10-17).