Senate roll call 191 · 38th Congress · May 3, 1864
To adjourn, motion made during debate on H. R. 308.
On May 3, 1864, the Senate voted 17–15. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 10–13, Others 5–1, Democrats 2–1. 10 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
- 15
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- May 3, 1864
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 1 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 13 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- Charles Sumner R-MA voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted yes
- Solomon Foot R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Conness R-CA
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Solomon Foot R-VT
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
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
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- 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
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- William Sprague R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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