Senate roll call 187 · 38th Congress · May 2, 1864
To amend H. J. RES. 69 by providing that no part of the appropriation is to be paid to troops mustered in after may 15, 1864, unless they sign up for six months
On May 2, 1864, the Senate voted 17–19 (HJR 69). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 10–15, Others 5–1, Democrats 2–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 12 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
- 17
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- May 2, 1864
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 3 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 15 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- George Read Riddle D-DE voted yes
- James Harlan R-IA voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Henry Wilson R-MA voted yes
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted yes
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Harlan R-IA
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan 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
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- Robert Wilson O-MO
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- William Wright D-NJ
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Ira Harris R-NY
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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