Senate roll call 253 · 38th Congress · May 28, 1864
To amend H. R. 405 by eliminating the provision concerning the tax on all domestic spirits held on may 1, 1864.
On May 28, 1864, the Senate voted 25–15 (HR 405). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 12–15, Democrats 7–0, Others 6–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 25
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- May 28, 1864
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 15 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Conness R-CA voted yes
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT voted yes
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN voted yes
- James Henry Lane R-KS voted yes
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Daniel Clark R-NH voted yes
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ voted yes
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY voted yes
- Edgar Cowan R-PA voted yes
- Jacob Collamer R-VT voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- Lafayette Sabine Foster R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Henry Smith Lane R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- James Henry Lane R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Garrett Davis O-KY
- Lazarus Whitehead Powell D-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Thomas Holliday Hicks O-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Daniel Clark R-NH
- John Conover Ten Eyck R-NJ
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- James Willis Nesmith D-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Edgar Cowan R-PA
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Jacob Collamer R-VT
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle O-WV
- Waitman Thomas Willey O-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Morton Smith Wilkinson R-MN
- John Parker Hale R-NH
- Ira Harris R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- Solomon Foot R-VT
Did not vote
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Nathan Allen Farwell R-ME
- Benjamin Gratz Brown O-MO
- John Brooks Henderson O-MO
- 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
- William Sprague R-RI
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden O-VA
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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