Senate roll call 190 · 38th Congress · May 3, 1864
To agree to conference report on H. R. 308, (13 stat 144), a bill establishing a bureau of military justice. The report requests the Senate to recede from its
On May 3, 1864, the Senate voted 18–16 (HR 308). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 15–11, Others 2–4, Democrats 1–1. 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
- 18
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- May 3, 1864
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 1 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 11 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 4 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Harlan R-IA voted no
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted no
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted no
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted no
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI voted no
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN voted no
- John Parker Hale R-NH voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted no
- John Sherman R-OH voted no
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted no
- William Sprague R-RI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
Did not vote
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- James Dixon R-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- 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
- 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 Harding D-OR
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to conference report on H. R. 308…: Senate Vote, May 3, 1864,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-S-190/to-agree-to-conference-report-on-h-r-308 (accessed 2026-10-17).